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GAY to SMO: distance & flight time
Gaya (Gaya Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
8,096 mi
13,029 km · 7,035 nm
16h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,096 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 20m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GAY — Gaya Airport · Gaya, India
- 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 GAY
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport59 mi away
- MZU · Muzaffarpur Airport98 mi away
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport102 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport112 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 GAY from SMO?
The flight distance from Gaya (GAY) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 8,096 miles (13,029 km, 7,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAY to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 20m 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 GAY to SMO?
Nonstop service on GAY–SMO 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 16h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gaya and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 13.5 hours behind Gaya.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAY to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GAY–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GAY to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GAY–SMO 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.