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SMD to LAN: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Lansing (Capital City Airport)
117 mi
188 km · 101 nm
46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
117 miles nonstop takes roughly 46m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LAN — Capital City Airport · Lansing, 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 LAN
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport74 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field36 mi away
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport38 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from LAN?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Lansing (LAN) is 117 miles (188 km, 101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to LAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 46m 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 LAN?
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