Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
APA to YSM: distance & flight time
Denver (Centennial Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
1,446 mi
2,327 km · 1,257 nm
3h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
See live APA→YSM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,446 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Near YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is APA from YSM?
The flight distance from Denver (APA) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 1,446 miles (2,327 km, 1,257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APA to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 37m 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 APA to YSM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on APA–YSM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.