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SMO to GNT: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Grants (Grants-Milan Municipal Airport)
605 mi
974 km · 526 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
605 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- GNT — Grants-Milan Municipal Airport · Grants, 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 GNT
- GUP · Gallup Municipal Airport55 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport74 mi away
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport104 mi away
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from GNT?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Grants (GNT) is 605 miles (974 km, 526 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to GNT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 GNT?
Nonstop service on SMO–GNT 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 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Grants?
Grants is 1 hour ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to GNT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–GNT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to GNT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–GNT 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.