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SMO to LAS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport)
235 mi
378 km · 204 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m 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
- LAS — McCarran International Airport · Las Vegas, 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 LAS
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport7 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base13 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from LAS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 235 miles (378 km, 204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to LAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 LAS?
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