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PPA to SMO: distance & flight time
Pampa (Perry Lefors Field) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
995 mi
1,601 km · 865 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
995 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- PPA — Perry Lefors Field · Pampa, 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 PPA
- BGD · Hutchinson County Airport23 mi away
- AMA · Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport48 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport79 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport91 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 PPA from SMO?
The flight distance from Pampa (PPA) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 995 miles (1,601 km, 865 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPA to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 PPA to SMO?
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