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SBP to SMO: distance & flight time
San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
150 mi
242 km · 131 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
150 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SBP — San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo, 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 SBP
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field26 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport30 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base35 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport41 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 SBP from SMO?
The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 150 miles (242 km, 131 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SBP to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 SBP to SMO?
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