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SMX to BNG: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → Banning (Banning Municipal Airport)
216 mi
348 km · 188 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
216 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Near BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMX from BNG?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to Banning (BNG) is 216 miles (348 km, 188 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to BNG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 SMX to BNG?
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