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YAG to SMO: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,632 mi
2,627 km · 1,418 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,632 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, 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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 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 YAG from SMO?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,632 miles (2,627 km, 1,418 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 YAG to SMO?
Nonstop service on YAG–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 3h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Frances and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 2 hours behind Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAG–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAG to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAG–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.