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SMO to SAC: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Sacramento (Sacramento Executive Airport)
354 mi
569 km · 307 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
354 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- SAC — Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento, United States
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 SAC
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport11 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield12 mi away
- SMF · Sacramento International Airport14 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from SAC?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Sacramento (SAC) is 354 miles (569 km, 307 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to SAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 SAC?
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