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AFW to VBG: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base)
1,337 mi
2,152 km · 1,162 nm
3h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,337 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 22m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from VBG?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Lompoc (VBG) is 1,337 miles (2,152 km, 1,162 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to VBG?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 22m 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 VBG?
Nonstop service on AFW–VBG 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 3h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Lompoc?
Lompoc is 2 hours behind Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to VBG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AFW–VBG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AFW to VBG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AFW–VBG 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.