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AFW to CGX: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
811 mi
1,305 km · 705 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
811 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from CGX?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Chicago (CGX) is 811 miles (1,305 km, 705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 AFW to CGX?
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