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SMD to EMP: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport)
617 mi
993 km · 536 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
617 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, United States
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
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 EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from EMP?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Kempten (EMP) is 617 miles (993 km, 536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to EMP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMD to EMP?
Nonstop service on SMD–EMP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Wayne IN and Kempten?
Kempten is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to EMP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMD–EMP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMD to EMP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMD–EMP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.