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YQT to SMO: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,793 mi
2,886 km · 1,558 nm
3h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,793 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 59m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from SMO?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,793 miles (2,886 km, 1,558 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 59m 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 Thunder Bay and Santa Monica?
Santa Monica is 3 hours behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to SMO?
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