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SQA to SMO: distance & flight time
Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
101 mi
163 km · 88 nm
44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
101 miles nonstop takes roughly 44m 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, United States
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SQA from SMO?
The flight distance from Santa Ynez (SQA) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 101 miles (163 km, 88 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQA to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 44m 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 SQA to SMO?
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