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CDS to MWL: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Mineral Wells (Mineral Wells Airport)
172 mi
276 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- MWL — Mineral Wells Airport · Mineral Wells, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MWL
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from MWL?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Mineral Wells (MWL) is 172 miles (276 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to MWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 CDS to MWL?
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