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SMO to PLV: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Poltava (Suprunovka Airport)
6,426 mi
10,342 km · 5,584 nm
13h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,426 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 4m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from PLV?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Poltava (PLV) is 6,426 miles (10,342 km, 5,584 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to PLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 4m 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 Poltava?
Poltava is 10 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to PLV?
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