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MUO to SMX: distance & flight time
Mountain Home (Mountain Home Air Force Base) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
614 mi
988 km · 534 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MUO — Mountain Home Air Force Base · Mountain Home, United States
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MUO
- BOI · Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field40 mi away
- TWF · Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport80 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport85 mi away
- ONO · Ontario Municipal Airport88 mi away
Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MUO from SMX?
The flight distance from Mountain Home (MUO) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 614 miles (988 km, 534 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUO to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MUO to SMX?
Nonstop service on MUO–SMX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Mountain Home and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind Mountain Home.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MUO to SMX?
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Why are some MUO to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MUO–SMX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.