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LIP to SMO: distance & flight time
Lins (Lins Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,929 mi
9,542 km · 5,152 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,929 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIP — Lins Airport · Lins, Brazil
- 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 LIP
- MII · Frank Miloye Milenkowichi–Marília State Airport39 mi away
- JTC · Bauru - Arealva Airport56 mi away
- ARU · Araçatuba Airport57 mi away
- SJP · Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport62 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 LIP from SMO?
The flight distance from Lins (LIP) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,929 miles (9,542 km, 5,152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIP to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 Lins and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 4 hours behind Lins.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIP to SMO?
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