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SMO to ZQZ: distance & flight time
Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport) → Zhangjiakou (Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport)
6,256 mi
10,068 km · 5,436 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,256 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m 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
- ZQZ — Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport · Zhangjiakou, 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 ZQZ
- DAT · Datong Airport89 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport98 mi away
- UCB · Ulanqab Jining Airport99 mi away
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMO from ZQZ?
The flight distance from Santa Monica (SMO) to Zhangjiakou (ZQZ) is 6,256 miles (10,068 km, 5,436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMO to ZQZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 ZQZ?
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