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SMO to BYS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Fort Irwin (Bicycle Lake Army Air Field)
135 mi
218 km · 118 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
135 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BYS — Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BYS
- DAG · Barstow Daggett Airport31 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport100 mi away
- VCV · Southern California Logistics Airport64 mi away
- IYK · Inyokern Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from BYS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Fort Irwin (BYS) is 135 miles (218 km, 118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to BYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 BYS?
Nonstop service on SMO–BYS 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to BYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–BYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to BYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–BYS 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.