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SMD to PBF: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field)
608 mi
978 km · 528 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
608 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from PBF?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Pine Bluff (PBF) is 608 miles (978 km, 528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to PBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 PBF?
Nonstop service on SMD–PBF 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 47m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Wayne IN and Pine Bluff?
Pine Bluff is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to PBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMD–PBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMD to PBF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMD–PBF 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.