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SMO to TTL: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Turtle Island (Turtle Island Seaplane Base)
5,494 mi
8,841 km · 4,774 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,494 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- TTL — Turtle Island Seaplane Base · Turtle Island, Fiji
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 TTL
- YAS · Yasawa Island Airport18 mi away
- MNF · Mana Island Airport52 mi away
- NAN · Nadi International Airport55 mi away
- PTF · Malolo Lailai Island Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from TTL?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Turtle Island (TTL) is 5,494 miles (8,841 km, 4,774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to TTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m 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 TTL?
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