Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SMO to NDG: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Qiqihar (Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport)
5,623 mi
9,050 km · 4,887 nm
11h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
See live SMO→NDG fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,623 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- NDG — Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport · Qiqihar, China
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 NDG
- DQA · Saertu Airport67 mi away
- NZL · Chengjisihan Airport69 mi away
- HLH · Ulanhot Airport116 mi away
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from NDG?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Qiqihar (NDG) is 5,623 miles (9,050 km, 4,887 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to NDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 30m 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 time difference between Santa Monica and Qiqihar?
Qiqihar is 15 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to NDG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–NDG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.