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SMO to BFL: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
104 mi
167 km · 90 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
104 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
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 BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from BFL?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 104 miles (167 km, 90 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 SMO to BFL?
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