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SMO to SQA: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
101 mi
163 km · 88 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
101 miles nonstop takes roughly 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from SQA?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 101 miles (163 km, 88 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 SQA?
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