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SMO to BFU: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Bengbu (Bengbu Airport)
6,568 mi
10,571 km · 5,708 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,568 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFU — Bengbu Airport · Bengbu, China
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 BFU
- HFE · Hefei Luogang International Airport74 mi away
- XUZ · Xuzhou Guanyin Airport85 mi away
- FUG · Fuyang Xiguan Airport92 mi away
- NKG · Nanjing Lukou Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from BFU?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Bengbu (BFU) is 6,568 miles (10,571 km, 5,708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to BFU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 BFU?
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