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YRO to SMO: distance & flight time
Ottawa (Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
2,376 mi
3,823 km · 2,064 nm
5h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,376 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 7m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YRO — Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport · Ottawa, 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 YRO
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 YRO from SMO?
The flight distance from Ottawa (YRO) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 2,376 miles (3,823 km, 2,064 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRO to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 7m 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 YRO to SMO?
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