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SMO to BEY: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
7,455 mi
11,997 km · 6,478 nm
15h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,455 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 5m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from BEY?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Beirut (BEY) is 7,455 miles (11,997 km, 6,478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMO to BEY?
Nonstop service on SMO–BEY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Beirut?
Beirut is 9 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to BEY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–BEY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to BEY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–BEY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.