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FBR to SMX: distance & flight time
Fort Bridger (Fort Bridger Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
706 mi
1,136 km · 613 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
706 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FBR — Fort Bridger Airport · Fort Bridger, 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 FBR
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field34 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport71 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport80 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport81 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 FBR from SMX?
The flight distance from Fort Bridger (FBR) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 706 miles (1,136 km, 613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FBR to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 FBR to SMX?
Nonstop service on FBR–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 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Bridger and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind Fort Bridger.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FBR to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FBR–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FBR to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FBR–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.