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SMD to FFO: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Dayton (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)
108 mi
174 km · 94 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
108 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FFO — Wright-Patterson Air Force Base · Dayton, 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 FFO
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport11 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport19 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from FFO?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Dayton (FFO) is 108 miles (174 km, 94 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to FFO?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m 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 FFO?
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