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SMO to DOY: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Dongying (Dongying Shengli Airport)
6,279 mi
10,104 km · 5,456 nm
12h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- DOY — Dongying Shengli Airport · Dongying, 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 DOY
- WEF · Weifang Airport62 mi away
- TNA · Yaoqiang Airport98 mi away
- TAO · Liuting Airport123 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport136 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from DOY?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Dongying (DOY) is 6,279 miles (10,104 km, 5,456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to DOY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 47m 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 DOY?
Nonstop service on SMO–DOY 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 12h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Dongying?
Dongying is 15 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to DOY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–DOY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to DOY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–DOY 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.