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SMO to PAL: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → La Dorada (German Olano Air Base)
3,422 mi
5,508 km · 2,974 nm
7h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,422 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 11m 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
- PAL — German Olano Air Base · La Dorada, Colombia
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 PAL
- MQU · Mariquita Airport24 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport64 mi away
- MZL · La Nubia Airport64 mi away
- MDE · Jose Maria Córdova International Airport71 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from PAL?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to La Dorada (PAL) is 3,422 miles (5,508 km, 2,974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to PAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 11m 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 PAL?
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