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SBP to SMX: distance & flight time

San Luis Obispo (San Luis County Regional Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)

26 mi
41 km · 22 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details

26 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m 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.

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The two airports

Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.

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Frequently asked questions

How far is SBP from SMX?

The flight distance from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 26 miles (41 km, 22 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.

How long is the flight from SBP to SMX?

A nonstop flight takes about 32m 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 SMX?

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