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GJT to SMO: distance & flight time
Grand Junction (Grand Junction Regional Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
653 mi
1,052 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
653 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GJT — Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction, 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 GJT
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport51 mi away
- MTJ · Montrose Regional Airport54 mi away
- CNY · Canyonlands Field71 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport87 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 GJT from SMO?
The flight distance from Grand Junction (GJT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 653 miles (1,052 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GJT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 GJT to SMO?
Nonstop service on GJT–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 1h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Grand Junction and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 1 hour behind Grand Junction.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GJT to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GJT–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GJT to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GJT–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.