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PEF to SMO: distance & flight time
Peenemunde (Peenemünde Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,713 mi
9,194 km · 4,965 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,713 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m 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
- PEF — Peenemünde Airport · Peenemunde, Germany
- 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 PEF
- GTI · Rügen Airport24 mi away
- HDF · Heringsdorf Airport25 mi away
- FNB · Neubrandenburg Airport43 mi away
- BBH · Barth Airport45 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 PEF from SMO?
The flight distance from Peenemunde (PEF) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,713 miles (9,194 km, 4,965 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PEF to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 40m 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 Peenemunde and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Peenemunde.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PEF to SMO?
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