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YIW to SMO: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
6,629 mi
10,668 km · 5,761 nm
13h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- 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 YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from SMO?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 6,629 miles (10,668 km, 5,761 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 28m 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 YIW to SMO?
Nonstop service on YIW–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 13h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yiwu and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 15 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to SMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIW–SMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YIW to SMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YIW–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.