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NLC to SMO: distance & flight time
Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
181 mi
292 km · 157 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
181 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, 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 NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 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 NLC from SMO?
The flight distance from Lemoore (NLC) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 181 miles (292 km, 157 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NLC to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 NLC to SMO?
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