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YQG to SMO: distance & flight time
Windsor (Windsor Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,995 mi
3,211 km · 1,734 nm
4h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,995 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 23m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQG — Windsor Airport · Windsor, 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 YQG
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport24 mi away
- YIP · Willow Run Airport30 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 YQG from SMO?
The flight distance from Windsor (YQG) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,995 miles (3,211 km, 1,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQG to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 23m 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 time difference between Windsor and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Windsor.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQG to SMO?
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