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SMO to RHT: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport)
6,767 mi
10,891 km · 5,880 nm
13h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,767 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from RHT?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Alxa Right Banner (RHT) is 6,767 miles (10,891 km, 5,880 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to RHT?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 44m 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 RHT?
Nonstop service on SMO–RHT 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 13h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to RHT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–RHT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to RHT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–RHT 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.