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SMO to FSS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Kinloss (RAF Kinloss)
5,071 mi
8,160 km · 4,406 nm
10h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,071 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 25m 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
- FSS — RAF Kinloss · Kinloss, United Kingdom
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 FSS
- LMO · RAF Lossiemouth9 mi away
- INV · Inverness Airport19 mi away
- WIC · Wick Airport58 mi away
- ABZ · Aberdeen Dyce Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from FSS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Kinloss (FSS) is 5,071 miles (8,160 km, 4,406 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to FSS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to FSS?
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