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SMO to WGN: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Shaoyang (Shaoyang Wugang Airport)
7,146 mi
11,501 km · 6,210 nm
14h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,146 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 29m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WGN — Shaoyang Wugang Airport · Shaoyang, China
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 WGN
- LLF · Lingling Airport68 mi away
- HJJ · Zhijiang Airport73 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport98 mi away
- TEN · Tongren Fenghuang Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from WGN?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Shaoyang (WGN) is 7,146 miles (11,501 km, 6,210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to WGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 29m 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 WGN?
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