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SMD to ECV: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
4,089 mi
6,581 km · 3,553 nm
8h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,089 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 29m 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from ECV?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Madrid (ECV) is 4,089 miles (6,581 km, 3,553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 29m 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 ECV?
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