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ACT to CDS: distance & flight time
Waco (Waco Regional Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
263 mi
424 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
263 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m 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
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACT from CDS?
The flight distance from Waco (ACT) to Childress (CDS) is 263 miles (424 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACT to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 ACT to CDS?
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