Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Duluth, Minnesota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Field (SMD), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 526 miles (or 847 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Smith Field and Duluth International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Smith Field (SMD):

• The War Department signed a $1/year lease for the south side property and invited the community to suggest a name.
• Smith Field (SMD) has 4 runways.
• The United States government’s pioneering of a national airmail system begun in 1918, provided essential subsidies for America’s fledgling airline industry.
• Federal New Deal employment programs of the Great Depression further upgraded the airfield.
• Because of Smith Field's relatively low elevation of 835 feet, planes can take off or land at Smith Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to Smith Field (SMD) is Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of SMD.
• The furthest airport from Smith Field (SMD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Duluth International Airport (DLH):

• In 1961, the Duluth Airport Authority Board moves to rename the Williamson–Johnson Municipal Airport, the Duluth International Airport.
• In 1973, a new Terminal Building and U.S.
• Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing, equipped with F-16C Fighting Falcons, is based at Duluth Air National Guard Base.
• In 1940, Northwest Airlines begins the first regularly scheduled air service to Duluth.
• Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
• Construction of a 368 stall parking ramp with skywalk connection to the terminal is slated to be completed by the fall of 2014.