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TKF to SMO: distance & flight time
Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
378 mi
609 km · 329 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
378 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 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 TKF from SMO?
The flight distance from Truckee (TKF) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 378 miles (609 km, 329 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TKF to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 TKF to SMO?
Nonstop service on TKF–SMO 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 1h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TKF to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TKF–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TKF to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TKF–SMO 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.