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SMO to CEC: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Crescent City (Jack Mc Namara Field Airport)
622 mi
1,001 km · 540 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
622 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m 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
- CEC — Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · Crescent City, 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 CEC
- ACV · California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport56 mi away
- EKA · Murray Field68 mi away
- MFR · Rogue Valley International Medford Airport81 mi away
- OTH · Southwest Oregon Regional Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from CEC?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Crescent City (CEC) is 622 miles (1,001 km, 540 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to CEC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 CEC?
Nonstop service on SMO–CEC 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 1h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to CEC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–CEC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to CEC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–CEC 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.