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SMO to LGB: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
22 mi
35 km · 19 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
22 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from LGB?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Long Beach (LGB) is 22 miles (35 km, 19 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 LGB?
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