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SMO to YSE: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Squamish (Squamish Airport)
1,115 mi
1,795 km · 969 nm
2h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,115 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 53m 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, Canada
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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from YSE?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Squamish (YSE) is 1,115 miles (1,795 km, 969 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to YSE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 53m 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 YSE?
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