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SMO to WOS: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Wonsan (Wonsan Kalma International Airport)
5,857 mi
9,425 km · 5,089 nm
11h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,857 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 57m 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
- WOS — Wonsan Kalma International Airport · Wonsan, North Korea
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 WOS
- DSO · Sondok Airport40 mi away
- ICN · Incheon International Airport130 mi away
- FNJ · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport97 mi away
- YNY · Yangyang International Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from WOS?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Wonsan (WOS) is 5,857 miles (9,425 km, 5,089 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to WOS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 57m 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 WOS?
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