Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SMO to LXN: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Lexington (Jim Kelly Field)
1,124 mi
1,808 km · 977 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live SMO→LXN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,124 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m 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
- LXN — Jim Kelly Field · Lexington, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 LXN
- HDE · Brewster Field33 mi away
- LBF · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport59 mi away
- GRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from LXN?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Lexington (LXN) is 1,124 miles (1,808 km, 977 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to LXN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 LXN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–LXN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.