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VIS to SMX: distance & flight time
Visalia (Visalia Municipal Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
115 mi
185 km · 100 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
115 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m 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
- VIS — Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia, United States
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VIS
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport31 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport36 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport61 mi away
- BFL · Meadows Field64 mi away
Near SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VIS from SMX?
The flight distance from Visalia (VIS) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 115 miles (185 km, 100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIS to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 VIS to SMX?
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