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QSC to SMO: distance & flight time
Sao Carlos (Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,029 mi
9,703 km · 5,239 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,029 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QSC — Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport · Sao Carlos, Brazil
- 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 QSC
- AQA · Araraquara Airport15 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport37 mi away
- RAO · Leite Lopes Airport52 mi away
- JTC · Bauru - Arealva Airport76 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 QSC from SMO?
The flight distance from Sao Carlos (QSC) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,029 miles (9,703 km, 5,239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QSC to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 time difference between Sao Carlos and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 4 hours behind Sao Carlos.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QSC to SMO?
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