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SCK to SMO: distance & flight time
Stockton (Stockton Metropolitan Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
310 mi
499 km · 269 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- SCK — Stockton Metropolitan Airport · Stockton, 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 SCK
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field24 mi away
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport65 mi away
- LVK · Livermore Municipal Airport35 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base45 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 SCK from SMO?
The flight distance from Stockton (SCK) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 310 miles (499 km, 269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCK to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 SCK to SMO?
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