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SMO to TRM: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Palm Springs (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport)
134 mi
216 km · 117 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
134 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- TRM — Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs, 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 TRM
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport11 mi away
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport24 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport45 mi away
- SAN · San Diego International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from TRM?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Palm Springs (TRM) is 134 miles (216 km, 117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to TRM?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 TRM?
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