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LIT to SMO: distance & flight time
Little Rock (Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,492 mi
2,402 km · 1,297 nm
3h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,492 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 43m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIT — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock, United States
- 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 LIT
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field42 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field53 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport107 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 LIT from SMO?
The flight distance from Little Rock (LIT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,492 miles (2,402 km, 1,297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 43m 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 Little Rock and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Little Rock.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIT to SMO?
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