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SMO to YKM: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Yakima (Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field)
874 mi
1,407 km · 760 nm
2h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
874 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YKM — Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima, 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 YKM
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport60 mi away
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport103 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport71 mi away
- DLS · Columbia Gorge Regional the Dalles Municipal Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from YKM?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Yakima (YKM) is 874 miles (1,407 km, 760 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to YKM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 22m 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 YKM?
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