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EMT to SMX: distance & flight time
El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
149 mi
240 km · 129 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m 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
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 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 EMT from SMX?
The flight distance from El Monte (EMT) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 149 miles (240 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMT to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 EMT to SMX?
Nonstop service on EMT–SMX 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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EMT to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EMT–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some EMT to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain EMT–SMX 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.