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SMO to NLC: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Lemoore (Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport)
181 mi
292 km · 157 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
181 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NLC — Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore, 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 NLC
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport33 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport46 mi away
- PRB · Paso Robles Municipal Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from NLC?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Lemoore (NLC) is 181 miles (292 km, 157 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to NLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 NLC?
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