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SMO to MDH: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
1,648 mi
2,652 km · 1,432 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from MDH?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 1,648 miles (2,652 km, 1,432 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 MDH?
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