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HHR to SMO: distance & flight time
Hawthorne (Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
9 mi
15 km · 8 nm
29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9 miles nonstop takes roughly 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- HHR — Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne, 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 HHR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport4 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport9 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport13 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 HHR from SMO?
The flight distance from Hawthorne (HHR) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 9 miles (15 km, 8 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HHR to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 29m 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 HHR to SMO?
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