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SMD to DTW: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
119 mi
191 km · 103 nm
47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
119 miles nonstop takes roughly 47m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from DTW?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Detroit (DTW) is 119 miles (191 km, 103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 cheapest way to fly from SMD to DTW?
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