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LTO to SMO: distance & flight time
Loreto (Loreto International Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
698 mi
1,124 km · 607 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
698 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m 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
- LTO — Loreto International Airport · Loreto, Mexico
- 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 LTO
- CUA · Ciudad Constitución Airport67 mi away
- CEN · Ciudad Obregón International Airport135 mi away
- GYM · General José María Yáñez International Airport139 mi away
- LMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport143 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 LTO from SMO?
The flight distance from Loreto (LTO) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 698 miles (1,124 km, 607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LTO to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 LTO to SMO?
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