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YQZ to SMO: distance & flight time
Quesnel (Quesnel Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
1,329 mi
2,138 km · 1,155 nm
3h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,329 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 21m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQZ — Quesnel Airport · Quesnel, 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 YQZ
- YXS · Prince George Airport60 mi away
- YWL · Williams Lake Airport61 mi away
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport102 mi away
- YAA · Anahim Lake Airport123 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 YQZ from SMO?
The flight distance from Quesnel (YQZ) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 1,329 miles (2,138 km, 1,155 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQZ to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 21m 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 cheapest way to fly from YQZ to SMO?
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