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NPE to SMO: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,543 mi
10,530 km · 5,686 nm
13h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-19h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 19-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- 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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 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 NPE from SMO?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,543 miles (10,530 km, 5,686 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 18m 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 NAPIER and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 19 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to SMO?
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