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DET to SMD: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
141 mi
227 km · 122 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
141 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from SMD?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 141 miles (227 km, 122 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m 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 DET to SMD?
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