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SMO to UDD: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Palm Springs (Bermuda Dunes Airport)
126 mi
203 km · 110 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
126 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- UDD — Bermuda Dunes 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 UDD
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport11 mi away
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport35 mi away
- SAN · San Diego International Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from UDD?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Palm Springs (UDD) is 126 miles (203 km, 110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to UDD?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 UDD?
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