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NYO to SMO: distance & flight time
Stockholm (Stockholm Skavsta Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,531 mi
8,901 km · 4,806 nm
11h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,531 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NYO — Stockholm Skavsta Airport · Stockholm, Sweden
- 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 NYO
- NRK · Norrköping Airport28 mi away
- EKT · Eskilstuna Airport40 mi away
- LPI · Linköping City Airport52 mi away
- BMA · Stockholm-Bromma Airport54 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 NYO from SMO?
The flight distance from Stockholm (NYO) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,531 miles (8,901 km, 4,806 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NYO to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 19m 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 NYO to SMO?
Nonstop service on NYO–SMO 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 11h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Stockholm and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Stockholm.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NYO to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NYO–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NYO to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NYO–SMO 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.