Apparatus

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route Route

PAO → SMO

505 km avg 1h 56m 0 airlines

Departure

PAO KPAO IFR

Palo Alto Airport

Palo Alto, US

Local time
07:47 PDT
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Type
Medium Airport
Elevation
4 ft
Coordinates
37.4611, -122.1150

cloud Weather

Wind
0° / 0 kt
Visibility
9 SM
Ceiling
OVC 900 ft
Temp / Dew
16°C / 13°C
Altimeter
30.02 inHg

Obs: 2026-08-07T13:47:00.000Z

Raw METAR 
METAR KPAO 071347Z 00000KT 9SM OVC009 16/13 A3002

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 1 Departures
flight_land 2 Arrivals

Arrival

SMO KSMO VFR

Santa Monica Municipal Airport

Santa Monica, US

Local time
07:47 PDT
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Type
Medium Airport
Elevation
170 ft
Coordinates
34.0158, -118.4510

cloud Weather

Wind
220° / 3 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
FEW 600 ft
Temp / Dew
20°C / 18°C
Altimeter
29.98 inHg

Obs: 2026-08-07T13:51:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR KSMO 071351Z 22003KT 10SM FEW006 20/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02000178 $

TAF KSMO 071317Z 0713/0812 VRB03KT P6SM SCT008 FM071600 21005KT P6SM SCT010 FM072000 23010KT P6SM SKC FM080400 23005KT P6SM SCT007 FM080700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC007

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 5 Departures
flight_land 4 Arrivals
Flights tracked
34
Avg duration
1h 56m
Distance
505 km

Live traffic

PAO → SMO. Live aircraft currently filed on this route.

Other connections

More origins to SMO

Recent flights last 34

DateFlightAircraftTakeoffLandingDurationArr Δ
2026-07-23 N456CS A588A9 Jul 23, 17:30 UTCJul 23, 19:55 UTC2h 25m -
2026-07-23 N201XQ A197D6 Jul 23, 00:50 UTCJul 23, 02:55 UTC2h 5m -
2026-07-22 N512HW A669A1 Jul 22, 02:10 UTCJul 22, 03:55 UTC1h 45m -
2026-07-19 N2FR A18DDE Jul 19, 22:20 UTCJul 20, 00:25 UTC2h 5m -
2026-07-14 N168Y A1118C Jul 14, 18:20 UTCJul 14, 21:05 UTC2h 45m -
2026-07-10 N15MW A0C8FE Jul 10, 22:25 UTCJul 11, 00:05 UTC1h 40m -
2026-07-10 N2881 A2EE2E Jul 10, 20:45 UTCJul 10, 22:50 UTC2h 5m -
2026-07-08 N114RJ A03C8F Jul 8, 18:30 UTCJul 8, 20:10 UTC1h 40m -
2026-07-06 N919PJ ACB968 Jul 6, 18:50 UTCJul 6, 20:20 UTC1h 30m -
2026-06-27 N7676K AA5EBD Jun 27, 00:50 UTCJun 27, 02:20 UTC1h 30m -
2026-06-25 N70MC A9534B Jun 25, 15:44 UTCJun 25, 17:39 UTC1h 55m -
2026-06-24 N3854G A470C8 Jun 24, 19:29 UTCJun 24, 21:24 UTC1h 55m -
2026-06-24 N7676K AA5EBD Jun 24, 18:05 UTCJun 24, 19:59 UTC1h 55m -
2026-06-20 N76JF AA3FFD Jun 20, 18:40 UTCJun 20, 20:45 UTC2h 5m -
2026-06-20 N536TP A6C86E Jun 20, 17:10 UTCJun 20, 18:29 UTC1h 20m -
2026-06-19 N70EF A9529F Jun 19, 14:39 UTCJun 19, 17:04 UTC2h 25m -
2026-06-15 N76JF AA3FFD Jun 15, 17:54 UTCJun 15, 20:15 UTC2h 20m -
2026-06-13 N61NG A7ED98 Jun 13, 18:25 UTCJun 13, 19:40 UTC1h 15m -
2026-06-09 N650MC A88DD0 Jun 9, 18:00 UTCJun 9, 19:05 UTC1h 5m -
2026-06-08 N313ML A35314 Jun 8, 21:45 UTCJun 8, 23:25 UTC1h 40m -
2026-06-08 N957JW AD4F85 Jun 8, 12:55 UTCJun 8, 15:25 UTC2h 30m -
2026-06-05 N404BT A4BBA8 Jun 5, 20:35 UTCJun 5, 22:25 UTC1h 50m -
2026-06-05 N945G AD2051 Jun 5, 18:55 UTCJun 5, 21:10 UTC2h 15m -
2026-05-30 N525MG A69C9B May 30, 21:35 UTCMay 30, 23:25 UTC1h 50m -
2026-05-24 N868BR ABECB8 May 24, 17:45 UTCMay 24, 19:45 UTC2h 0m -
2026-05-24 N285CS A2E0D1 May 24, 15:50 UTCMay 24, 18:15 UTC2h 25m -
2026-05-22 N202LS A19A7C May 22, 20:30 UTCMay 23, 00:30 UTC4h 0m -
2026-05-20 N25VL A2570B May 20, 00:30 UTCMay 20, 02:10 UTC1h 40m -
2026-05-19 N6797M A90080 May 19, 15:55 UTCMay 19, 18:15 UTC2h 20m -
2026-05-16 N61NG A7ED98 May 16, 22:35 UTCMay 16, 23:40 UTC1h 5m -
2026-05-12 N1ET A00078 May 12, 17:25 UTCMay 12, 18:40 UTC1h 15m -
2026-05-08 N525MG A69C9B May 8, 22:00 UTCMay 8, 23:50 UTC1h 50m -
2026-05-08 N460CA A599CE May 8, 19:55 UTCMay 8, 21:45 UTC1h 50m -
2026-04-15 N25XM A2573E Apr 15, 21:40 UTCApr 15, 23:00 UTC1h 20m -

PAO → SMO frequently asked

How long is the flight from PAO to SMO?
Average flight time on the PAO–SMO route is 1h 56m, covering approximately 505 km (314 mi).
What is the distance from PAO to SMO?
The great-circle distance from PAO to SMO is approximately 505 km (314 miles).
How many flights per week from PAO to SMO?
We've observed ~1 flight per day on this route across our tracking data (34 total flights recorded).
Can I track PAO–SMO flights live?
Yes. The live tracker map above shows aircraft currently flying this route, filtered by departure and arrival airport.