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YRL to SMX: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
1,734 mi
2,790 km · 1,506 nm
3h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,734 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 52m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 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 YRL from SMX?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 1,734 miles (2,790 km, 1,506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 52m 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 YRL to SMX?
Nonstop service on YRL–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 52m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Lake and Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is 2 hours behind Red Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRL to SMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRL–SMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRL to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRL–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.