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SMO to SEA: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
950 mi
1,528 km · 825 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
950 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from SEA?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Seattle (SEA) is 950 miles (1,528 km, 825 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 SEA?
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