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HZP to YSM: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
183 mi
294 km · 159 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
183 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from YSM?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 183 miles (294 km, 159 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m 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 HZP to YSM?
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