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SMD to POE: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
829 mi
1,334 km · 720 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
829 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from POE?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Fort Polk (POE) is 829 miles (1,334 km, 720 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m 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 POE?
Nonstop service on SMD–POE 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 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Wayne IN and Fort Polk?
Fort Polk is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to POE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMD–POE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMD to POE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMD–POE 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.