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PIH to SMX: distance & flight time
Pocatello (Pocatello Regional Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
696 mi
1,120 km · 605 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
696 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PIH — Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello, 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 PIH
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport49 mi away
- BYI · Burley Municipal Airport65 mi away
- LGU · Logan-Cache Airport86 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport95 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 PIH from SMX?
The flight distance from Pocatello (PIH) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 696 miles (1,120 km, 605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIH to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 PIH to SMX?
Nonstop service on PIH–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 1h 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pocatello and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind Pocatello.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PIH to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PIH–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PIH to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PIH–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.