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INV to SMO: distance & flight time
Inverness (Inverness Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,061 mi
8,145 km · 4,398 nm
10h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,061 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- INV — Inverness Airport · Inverness, United Kingdom
- 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 INV
- FSS · RAF Kinloss19 mi away
- LMO · RAF Lossiemouth29 mi away
- WIC · Wick Airport72 mi away
- ABZ · Aberdeen Dyce Airport73 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 INV from SMO?
The flight distance from Inverness (INV) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,061 miles (8,145 km, 4,398 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INV to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 23m 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 time difference between Inverness and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 8 hours behind Inverness.
What is the cheapest way to fly from INV to SMO?
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