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SMO to DLS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → The Dalles (Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport)
814 mi
1,311 km · 708 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
814 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- DLS — Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport · The Dalles, 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 DLS
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport60 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport69 mi away
- YKM · Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field72 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from DLS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to The Dalles (DLS) is 814 miles (1,311 km, 708 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to DLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 DLS?
Nonstop service on SMO–DLS 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 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to DLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–DLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to DLS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–DLS 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.