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SMO to QBC: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Bella Coola (Bella Coola Airport)
1,332 mi
2,144 km · 1,157 nm
3h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,332 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- QBC — Bella Coola Airport · Bella Coola, Canada
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 QBC
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport55 mi away
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport123 mi away
- YAL · Alert Bay Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from QBC?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Bella Coola (QBC) is 1,332 miles (2,144 km, 1,157 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to QBC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 22m 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 QBC?
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