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SMO to COE: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Coeur d'Alene (Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field)
954 mi
1,536 km · 829 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
954 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m 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
- COE — Coeur D'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field · Coeur d'Alene, 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 COE
- SFF · Felts Field24 mi away
- GEG · Spokane International Airport35 mi away
- SKA · Fairchild Air Force Base40 mi away
- PUW · Pullman Moscow Regional Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from COE?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Coeur d'Alene (COE) is 954 miles (1,536 km, 829 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to COE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 COE?
Nonstop service on SMO–COE 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 2h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to COE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–COE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to COE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–COE 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.