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GBD to SMO: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,130 mi
1,819 km · 982 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,130 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from SMO?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,130 miles (1,819 km, 982 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 Great Bend and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to SMO?
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