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SHN to SMO: distance & flight time
Shelton (Sanderson Field) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
945 mi
1,522 km · 822 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
945 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SHN — Sanderson Field · Shelton, 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 SHN
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport42 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport22 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport25 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport27 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 SHN from SMO?
The flight distance from Shelton (SHN) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 945 miles (1,522 km, 822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHN to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 SHN to SMO?
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