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POW to SMO: distance & flight time
Portoroz (Portoroz Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,181 mi
9,948 km · 5,371 nm
12h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,181 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 35m 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
- POW — Portoroz Airport · Portoroz, Slovenia
- 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 POW
- TRS · Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport25 mi away
- PUY · Pula Airport43 mi away
- RJK · Rijeka Airport50 mi away
- VCE · Venice Marco Polo Airport61 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 POW from SMO?
The flight distance from Portoroz (POW) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,181 miles (9,948 km, 5,371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POW to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 35m 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 POW to SMO?
Nonstop service on POW–SMO 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 12h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Portoroz and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 9 hours behind Portoroz.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POW to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POW–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POW to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POW–SMO 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.