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FUL to SMO: distance & flight time
Fullerton (Fullerton Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
29 mi
46 km · 25 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
29 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FUL — Fullerton Municipal Airport · Fullerton, 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 FUL
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport25 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport11 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport15 mi away
- EMT · San Gabriel Valley Airport15 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 FUL from SMO?
The flight distance from Fullerton (FUL) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 29 miles (46 km, 25 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FUL to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 FUL to SMO?
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