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SMO to POA: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
6,228 mi
10,023 km · 5,412 nm
12h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,228 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from POA?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 6,228 miles (10,023 km, 5,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMO to POA?
Nonstop service on SMO–POA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 4 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to POA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–POA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to POA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–POA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.