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HOH to SMO: distance & flight time
Hohenems (Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,961 mi
9,593 km · 5,180 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,961 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HOH — Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport · Hohenems, Austria
- 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 HOH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport49 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport54 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 HOH from SMO?
The flight distance from Hohenems (HOH) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,961 miles (9,593 km, 5,180 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HOH to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 HOH to SMO?
Nonstop service on HOH–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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Hohenems and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Hohenems.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HOH to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HOH–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HOH to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HOH–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.