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NBG to FSM: distance & flight time
New Orleans (New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Regional Airport)
457 mi
735 km · 397 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
457 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NBG — New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans, 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.
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Near NBG
- NEW · Lakefront Airport15 mi away
- MSY · Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport18 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport70 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base78 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 NBG from FSM?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NBG) to Fort Smith (FSM) is 457 miles (735 km, 397 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NBG to FSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 NBG to FSM?
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