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LAX to SMX: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
134 mi
216 km · 117 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
134 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from SMX?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 134 miles (216 km, 117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 LAX to SMX?
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