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YTD to SMX: distance & flight time
Thicket Portage (Thicket Portage Airport) → Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field)
1,778 mi
2,861 km · 1,545 nm
3h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,778 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 57m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YTD — Thicket Portage Airport · Thicket Portage, 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 YTD
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport34 mi away
- YCR · Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport49 mi away
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport57 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 YTD from SMX?
The flight distance from Thicket Portage (YTD) to Santa Maria (SMX) is 1,778 miles (2,861 km, 1,545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTD to SMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 57m 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 YTD to SMX?
Nonstop service on YTD–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 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTD to SMX?
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Why are some YTD to SMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YTD–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.