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PUB to SMX: distance & flight time
Pueblo (Pueblo Memorial Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
915 mi
1,472 km · 795 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
915 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PUB — Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo, 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 PUB
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field30 mi away
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport109 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport91 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 PUB from SMX?
The flight distance from Pueblo (PUB) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 915 miles (1,472 km, 795 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUB to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 PUB to SMX?
Nonstop service on PUB–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 2h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pueblo and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind Pueblo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUB to SMX?
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Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PUB–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.