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GFL to SMO: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
2,471 mi
3,977 km · 2,147 nm
5h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 19m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from SMO?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 2,471 miles (3,977 km, 2,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 19m 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 Queensbury and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to SMO?
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