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SMD to TYS: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Knoxville (McGhee Tyson Airport)
374 mi
601 km · 325 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
374 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- TYS — McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville, 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 TYS
- MMI · McMinn County Airport43 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field62 mi away
- CSV · Crossville Memorial Whitson Field62 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from TYS?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Knoxville (TYS) is 374 miles (601 km, 325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to TYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 TYS?
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