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SMD to BNG: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Banning (Banning Municipal Airport)
1,796 mi
2,890 km · 1,561 nm
3h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,796 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 59m 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
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, United States
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, 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 BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from BNG?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Banning (BNG) is 1,796 miles (2,890 km, 1,561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to BNG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 59m 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 BNG?
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