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SMO to TUS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Tucson (Tucson International Airport)
454 mi
731 km · 395 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
454 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- TUS — Tucson International Airport · Tucson, 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 TUS
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base5 mi away
- AVW · Marana Regional Airport26 mi away
- MZJ · Pinal Airpark35 mi away
- OLS · Nogales International Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from TUS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Tucson (TUS) is 454 miles (731 km, 395 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to TUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMO to TUS?
Nonstop service on SMO–TUS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMO to TUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMO–TUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMO to TUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMO–TUS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.