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CSO to SMO: distance & flight time
Cochstedt (Cochstedt Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,775 mi
9,294 km · 5,018 nm
11h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,775 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CSO — Cochstedt Airport · Cochstedt, Germany
- 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.
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Near CSO
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport25 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport46 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport49 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 CSO from SMO?
The flight distance from Cochstedt (CSO) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,775 miles (9,294 km, 5,018 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CSO to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CSO to SMO?
Nonstop service on CSO–SMO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cochstedt and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Cochstedt.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CSO to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CSO–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CSO to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CSO–SMO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.