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RAL to SMO: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
58 mi
93 km · 50 nm
37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
58 miles nonstop takes roughly 37m 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 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 RAL from SMO?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 58 miles (93 km, 50 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to SMO?
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 RAL to SMO?
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