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SMD to LUK: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field)
146 mi
235 km · 127 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
146 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, 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 LUK
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from LUK?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Cincinnati (LUK) is 146 miles (235 km, 127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to LUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 LUK?
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