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SMD to AVL: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport)
419 mi
674 km · 364 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
419 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, United States
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from AVL?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Asheville (AVL) is 419 miles (674 km, 364 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to AVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 SMD to AVL?
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