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PBF to SMO: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,513 mi
2,435 km · 1,315 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,513 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from SMO?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,513 miles (2,435 km, 1,315 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 time difference between Pine Bluff and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to SMO?
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