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SMV to FFD: distance & flight time
Samedan (Samedan Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
635 mi
1,023 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
635 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SMV — Samedan Airport · Samedan, Switzerland
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SMV
- ZJI · Locarno Airport54 mi away
- LUG · Lugano Airport59 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport59 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport60 mi away
Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SMV from FFD?
The flight distance from Samedan (SMV) to Fairford (FFD) is 635 miles (1,023 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMV to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 SMV to FFD?
Nonstop service on SMV–FFD 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 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Samedan and Fairford?
Fairford is 1 hour behind Samedan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMV to FFD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMV–FFD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMV to FFD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMV–FFD 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.