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SMO to PHX: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Phoenix (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
372 mi
599 km · 323 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
372 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- PHX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix, 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 PHX
- SCF · Scottsdale Airport14 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field16 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport18 mi away
- GYR · Phoenix Goodyear Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from PHX?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Phoenix (PHX) is 372 miles (599 km, 323 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to PHX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 PHX?
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