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PRB to SMX: distance & flight time
Paso Robles (Paso Robles Municipal Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
54 mi
87 km · 47 nm
37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
54 miles nonstop takes roughly 37m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PRB — Paso Robles Municipal Airport · Paso Robles, 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 PRB
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 PRB from SMX?
The flight distance from Paso Robles (PRB) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 54 miles (87 km, 47 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PRB to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 37m 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 PRB to SMX?
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