Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SMO to AAX: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Araxa (Romeu Zema Airport)
5,978 mi
9,621 km · 5,195 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
See live SMO→AAX fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,978 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- AAX — Romeu Zema Airport · Araxa, Brazil
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near AAX
- UBA · Mário de Almeida Franco Airport67 mi away
- POJ · Patos de Minas Airport69 mi away
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport76 mi away
- UDI · Ten. Cel. Aviador César Bombonato Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from AAX?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Araxa (AAX) is 5,978 miles (9,621 km, 5,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to AAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 time difference between Santa Monica and Araxa?
Araxa is 4 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to AAX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–AAX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.