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YBL to SMO: distance & flight time
Campbell River (Campbell River Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,154 mi
1,857 km · 1,003 nm
2h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,154 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 59m 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
- YBL — Campbell River Airport · Campbell River, 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 YBL
- YQQ · Comox Airport24 mi away
- YPW · Powell River Airport35 mi away
- YGB · Texada Gillies Bay Airport38 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport64 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 YBL from SMO?
The flight distance from Campbell River (YBL) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,154 miles (1,857 km, 1,003 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBL to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 59m 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 YBL to SMO?
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