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MTC to SMO: distance & flight time
Mount Clemens (Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
2,003 mi
3,224 km · 1,741 nm
4h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,003 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 24m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MTC — Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport · Mount Clemens, 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 MTC
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport38 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport17 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport24 mi away
- PHN · St Clair County International Airport26 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 MTC from SMO?
The flight distance from Mount Clemens (MTC) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 2,003 miles (3,224 km, 1,741 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTC to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 24m 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 Mount Clemens and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Mount Clemens.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MTC to SMO?
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