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PCD to SMO: distance & flight time
Prairie du Chien (Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,594 mi
2,565 km · 1,385 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,594 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PCD — Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport · Prairie du Chien, 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 PCD
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport49 mi away
- LSE · La Crosse Municipal Airport60 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo 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 PCD from SMO?
The flight distance from Prairie du Chien (PCD) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,594 miles (2,565 km, 1,385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PCD to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 PCD to SMO?
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