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EDW to SMO: distance & flight time
Edwards Afb (Edwards Air Force Base) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
69 mi
112 km · 60 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
69 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- EDW — Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards Afb, United States
- 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 EDW
- MHV · Mojave Airport19 mi away
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport22 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield22 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport73 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 EDW from SMO?
The flight distance from Edwards Afb (EDW) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 69 miles (112 km, 60 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EDW to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m 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 EDW to SMO?
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