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SMO to HHR: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Hawthorne (Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport)
9 mi
15 km · 8 nm
29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
9 miles nonstop takes roughly 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HHR — Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne, United States
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 HHR
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport4 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field8 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport9 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from HHR?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Hawthorne (HHR) is 9 miles (15 km, 8 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to HHR?
A nonstop flight takes about 29m 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 HHR?
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