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AFW to IAH: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
238 mi
383 km · 207 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
238 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, 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 IAH
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport23 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark23 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from IAH?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Houston (IAH) is 238 miles (383 km, 207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 IAH?
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