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MOB to SMO: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,772 mi
2,851 km · 1,539 nm
3h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,772 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 56m 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 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 MOB from SMO?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,772 miles (2,851 km, 1,539 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 56m 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 Mobile and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to SMO?
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