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YQL to YSM: distance & flight time
Lethbridge (Lethbridge County Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
719 mi
1,157 km · 624 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
719 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YQL — Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge, Canada
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQL
- WPC · Pincher Creek Airport54 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport73 mi away
- YSD · Suffield Heliport84 mi away
- YXH · Medicine Hat Airport96 mi away
Near YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQL from YSM?
The flight distance from Lethbridge (YQL) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 719 miles (1,157 km, 624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQL to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 YQL to YSM?
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