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CLE to SMD: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
172 mi
278 km · 150 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from SMD?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 172 miles (278 km, 150 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 CLE to SMD?
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