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YPE to SMX: distance & flight time
Peace River (Peace River Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
1,480 mi
2,383 km · 1,286 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPE — Peace River Airport · Peace River, 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 YPE
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport91 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport111 mi away
- YZH · Slave Lake Airport122 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport126 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 YPE from SMX?
The flight distance from Peace River (YPE) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 1,480 miles (2,383 km, 1,286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPE to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 YPE to SMX?
Nonstop service on YPE–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 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Peace River and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 1 hour behind Peace River.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPE to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPE–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPE to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPE–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.