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YUA to SMO: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
7,534 mi
12,125 km · 6,547 nm
15h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,534 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 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 YUA from SMO?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 7,534 miles (12,125 km, 6,547 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to SMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 14m 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 YUA to SMO?
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