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YEL to SMD: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
382 mi
615 km · 332 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
382 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YEL from SMD?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 382 miles (615 km, 332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 YEL to SMD?
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