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QUG to SMO: distance & flight time
Goodwood (Chichester/Goodwood Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
5,459 mi
8,785 km · 4,743 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- QUG — Chichester/Goodwood Airport · Goodwood, United Kingdom
- 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 QUG
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport32 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport44 mi away
- ESH · Shoreham Airport20 mi away
- BBP · Bembridge Airport20 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 QUG from SMO?
The flight distance from Goodwood (QUG) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 5,459 miles (8,785 km, 4,743 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QUG to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 QUG to SMO?
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