Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CPD to SMO: distance & flight time
Coober Pedy (Coober Pedy Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
8,206 mi
13,207 km · 7,131 nm
16h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live CPD→SMO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,206 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CPD — Coober Pedy Airport · Coober Pedy, Australia
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CPD
- PXH · Prominent Hill Airport67 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CPD from SMO?
The flight distance from Coober Pedy (CPD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 8,206 miles (13,207 km, 7,131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CPD to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 33m 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 time difference between Coober Pedy and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 16.5 hours behind Coober Pedy.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CPD to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CPD–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.