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YVT to YSM: distance & flight time
Buffalo Narrows (Buffalo Narrows Airport) → Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport)
317 mi
509 km · 275 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
317 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YVT — Buffalo Narrows Airport · Buffalo Narrows, 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 YVT
- YLJ · Meadow Lake Airport119 mi away
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport121 mi away
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake124 mi away
- YVC · La Ronge Airport132 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 YVT from YSM?
The flight distance from Buffalo Narrows (YVT) to Fort Smith (YSM) is 317 miles (509 km, 275 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVT to YSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 YVT to YSM?
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