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CLD to SMX: distance & flight time
Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
219 mi
353 km · 191 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
219 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLD from SMX?
The flight distance from Carlsbad (CLD) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 219 miles (353 km, 191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLD to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLD to SMX?
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