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HZP to SMO: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,645 mi
2,647 km · 1,430 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,645 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from SMO?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,645 miles (2,647 km, 1,430 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 HZP to SMO?
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