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SMO to QPA: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Padova (Padova Airport)
6,132 mi
9,868 km · 5,329 nm
12h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,132 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
- QPA — Padova Airport · Padova, Italy
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 QPA
- VIC · Vicenza Airport20 mi away
- TSF · Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport24 mi away
- VCE · Venice Marco Polo Airport26 mi away
- VRN · Verona Villafranca Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from QPA?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Padova (QPA) is 6,132 miles (9,868 km, 5,329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to QPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 29m 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 QPA?
Nonstop service on SMO–QPA 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 29m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Monica and Padova?
Padova is 8 hours ahead of Santa Monica.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to QPA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–QPA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to QPA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–QPA 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.