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JIC to SMO: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,783 mi
10,917 km · 5,894 nm
13h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,783 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 46m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from SMO?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,783 miles (10,917 km, 5,894 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 46m 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 JIC to SMO?
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