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PIT to SMD: distance & flight time
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
261 mi
420 km · 227 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
261 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 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 PIT from SMD?
The flight distance from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 261 miles (420 km, 227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIT to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 PIT to SMD?
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