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YCW to SMX: distance & flight time
Chilliwack (Chilliwack Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
988 mi
1,590 km · 858 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
988 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m 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
- YCW — Chilliwack Airport · Chilliwack, Canada
- 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 YCW
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport56 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport21 mi away
- YHE · Hope Airport25 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport31 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 YCW from SMX?
The flight distance from Chilliwack (YCW) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 988 miles (1,590 km, 858 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCW to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 YCW to SMX?
Nonstop service on YCW–SMX 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 2h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YCW to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YCW–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YCW to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YCW–SMX 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.