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SMX to TRM: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → Palm Springs (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport)
261 mi
419 km · 226 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
261 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- TRM — Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs, 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 TRM
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport11 mi away
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport24 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport45 mi away
- SAN · San Diego International Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMX from TRM?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to Palm Springs (TRM) is 261 miles (419 km, 226 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to TRM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 TRM?
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