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SMO to RUG: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,468 mi
10,409 km · 5,620 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m 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
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
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 RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from RUG?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,468 miles (10,409 km, 5,620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 RUG?
Nonstop service on SMO–RUG 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 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to RUG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–RUG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to RUG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–RUG 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.