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SMX to YPY: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
1,703 mi
2,741 km · 1,480 nm
3h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,703 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 48m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada
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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMX from YPY?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 1,703 miles (2,741 km, 1,480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 48m 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 SMX to YPY?
Nonstop service on SMX–YPY 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 3h 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Maria and Fort Chipewyan?
Fort Chipewyan is 1 hour ahead of Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMX to YPY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMX–YPY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMX to YPY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMX–YPY 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.