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SMX to SDM: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport)
256 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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 SDM
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMX from SDM?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to San Diego (SDM) is 256 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to SDM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 SDM?
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