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VBG to SMO: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
131 mi
212 km · 114 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
131 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 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 VBG from SMO?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 131 miles (212 km, 114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 VBG to SMO?
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