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SMO to SHN: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Shelton (Sanderson Field)
945 mi
1,522 km · 822 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
945 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- SHN — Sanderson Field · Shelton, 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 SHN
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport42 mi away
- OLM · Olympia Regional Airport22 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport25 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from SHN?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Shelton (SHN) is 945 miles (1,522 km, 822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to SHN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 SHN?
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