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YKJ to SMX: distance & flight time
Key Lake (Key Lake Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
1,692 mi
2,723 km · 1,470 nm
3h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,692 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 47m 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
- YKJ — Key Lake Airport · Key Lake, 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 YKJ
- YNL · Points North Landing Airport90 mi away
- ZWL · Wollaston Lake Airport108 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport138 mi away
- YVT · Buffalo Narrows Airport145 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 YKJ from SMX?
The flight distance from Key Lake (YKJ) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 1,692 miles (2,723 km, 1,470 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKJ to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 47m 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 YKJ to SMX?
Nonstop service on YKJ–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 3h 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKJ to SMX?
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