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VGT to SMO: distance & flight time
Las Vegas (North Las Vegas Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
238 mi
384 km · 207 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
238 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- VGT — North Las Vegas Airport · Las Vegas, 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 VGT
- LAS · McCarran International Airport9 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base9 mi away
- HSH · Henderson Executive Airport17 mi away
- INS · Creech Air Force Base37 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 VGT from SMO?
The flight distance from Las Vegas (VGT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 238 miles (384 km, 207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VGT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 VGT to SMO?
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