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HIN to SMO: distance & flight time
Sacheon (Sacheon Air Base/Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,015 mi
9,680 km · 5,227 nm
12h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,015 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HIN — Sacheon Air Base/Airport · Sacheon, South Korea
- 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 HIN
- RSU · Yeosu Airport31 mi away
- CHF · Jinhae Airbase/Airport (G-813/K-10)35 mi away
- PUS · Gimhae International Airport49 mi away
- TAE · Daegu Airport65 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 HIN from SMO?
The flight distance from Sacheon (HIN) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,015 miles (9,680 km, 5,227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIN to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 16m 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 HIN to SMO?
Nonstop service on HIN–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 12h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sacheon and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 16 hours behind Sacheon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HIN to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIN–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HIN to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HIN–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.