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SMD to BKL: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Cleveland (Burke Lakefront Airport)
182 mi
293 km · 158 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
182 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BKL — Burke Lakefront Airport · Cleveland, 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 BKL
- CLE · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport11 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport19 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from BKL?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Cleveland (BKL) is 182 miles (293 km, 158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to BKL?
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 SMD to BKL?
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