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FST to SMO: distance & flight time
Fort Stockton (Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
930 mi
1,496 km · 808 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
930 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FST — Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport · Fort Stockton, 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 FST
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport48 mi away
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport59 mi away
- IRB · Iraan Municipal Airport61 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport62 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 FST from SMO?
The flight distance from Fort Stockton (FST) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 930 miles (1,496 km, 808 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FST to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 Fort Stockton and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Fort Stockton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FST to SMO?
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