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PBF to SMD: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from SMD?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 time difference between Pine Bluff and Fort Wayne IN?
Fort Wayne IN is 1 hour ahead of Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to SMD?
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