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NOT to SMO: distance & flight time
Novato (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
366 mi
589 km · 318 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
366 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- NOT — Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field · Novato, 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 NOT
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport38 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport16 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station28 mi away
- STS · Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport29 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 NOT from SMO?
The flight distance from Novato (NOT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 366 miles (589 km, 318 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NOT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 NOT to SMO?
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