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SMD to YOW: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → Ottawa (Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport)
557 mi
897 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
557 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YOW — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa, Canada
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 YOW
- YRO · Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport10 mi away
- YND · Ottawa / Gatineau Airport15 mi away
- YSH · Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport29 mi away
- OGS · Ogdensburg International Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMD from YOW?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to Ottawa (YOW) is 557 miles (897 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to YOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 YOW?
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