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SCF to SMO: distance & flight time
Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
376 mi
606 km · 327 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
376 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, 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 SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 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 SCF from SMO?
The flight distance from Scottsdale (SCF) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 376 miles (606 km, 327 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCF to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 SCF to SMO?
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