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SMO to TFL: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport)
6,193 mi
9,967 km · 5,382 nm
12h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
6,193 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 37m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from TFL?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL) is 6,193 miles (9,967 km, 5,382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to TFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 37m 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 TFL?
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