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SMR to BNS: distance & flight time
Santa Marta (Simón Bolívar International Airport) → Barinas (Barinas Airport)
324 mi
521 km · 281 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMR — Simón Bolívar International Airport · Santa Marta, Colombia
- BNS — Barinas Airport · Barinas, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMR
- BAQ · Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport41 mi away
- VUP · Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport82 mi away
- RCH · Almirante Padilla Airport93 mi away
- CTG · Rafael Nuñez International Airport99 mi away
Near BNS
- GUQ · Guanare Airport42 mi away
- VLV · Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport56 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport65 mi away
- PTM · Palmarito Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMR from BNS?
The flight distance from Santa Marta (SMR) to Barinas (BNS) is 324 miles (521 km, 281 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMR to BNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMR to BNS?
Nonstop service on SMR–BNS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Marta and Barinas?
Barinas is 1 hour ahead of Santa Marta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMR to BNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMR–BNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMR to BNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMR–BNS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.