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FSM to LAN: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
734 mi
1,181 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
734 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FSM — Fort Smith Regional Airport · Fort Smith, United States
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FSM from LAN?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (FSM) to Lansing (LAN) is 734 miles (1,181 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSM to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FSM to LAN?
Nonstop service on FSM–LAN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Smith and Lansing?
Lansing is 1 hour ahead of Fort Smith.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FSM to LAN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FSM–LAN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FSM to LAN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FSM–LAN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.