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AFW to EMD: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Emerald (Emerald Airport)
8,460 mi
13,616 km · 7,352 nm
17h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,460 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 3m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- EMD — Emerald Airport · Emerald, Australia
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 EMD
- BLT · Blackwater Airport40 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport65 mi away
- DYA · Dysart Airport66 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from EMD?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Emerald (EMD) is 8,460 miles (13,616 km, 7,352 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to EMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 3m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AFW to EMD?
Nonstop service on AFW–EMD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Emerald?
Emerald is 16 hours ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to EMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AFW–EMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AFW to EMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AFW–EMD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.