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SUR to SMO: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,956 mi
3,148 km · 1,700 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,956 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- 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 SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 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 SUR from SMO?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,956 miles (3,148 km, 1,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 time difference between Summer Beaver and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to SMO?
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