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SMD to LZU: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Lawrenceville (Gwinnett County Briscoe Field)
499 mi
804 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- LZU — Gwinnett County Briscoe Field · Lawrenceville, 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 LZU
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport36 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport17 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport21 mi away
- GVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from LZU?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Lawrenceville (LZU) is 499 miles (804 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to LZU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 LZU?
Nonstop service on SMD–LZU 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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to LZU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMD–LZU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMD to LZU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMD–LZU 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.