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PBF to SMX: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
1,619 mi
2,605 km · 1,407 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,619 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m 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
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, 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 SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBF from SMX?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 1,619 miles (2,605 km, 1,407 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 PBF to SMX?
Nonstop service on PBF–SMX 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 3h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pine Bluff and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 2 hours behind Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PBF–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PBF to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PBF–SMX 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.