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SMX to RIV: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → Riverside (March ARB Airport)
195 mi
315 km · 170 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
195 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m 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
- RIV — March ARB Airport · Riverside, 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 RIV
- RAL · Riverside Municipal Airport12 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport15 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport22 mi away
- ONT · Ontario International Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMX from RIV?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to Riverside (RIV) is 195 miles (315 km, 170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to RIV?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 RIV?
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