Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CAE to FSM: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport)
759 mi
1,221 km · 659 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live CAE→FSM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
759 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- FSM — Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith, 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
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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Near FSM
- FYV · Drake Field47 mi away
- XNA · Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport65 mi away
- MLC · Mc Alester Regional Airport86 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from FSM?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Fort Smith (FSM) is 759 miles (1,221 km, 659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to FSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 time difference between Columbia and Fort Smith?
Fort Smith is 1 hour behind Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to FSM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAE–FSM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.