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DBQ to FWA: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
301 mi
484 km · 262 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
301 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Near FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from FWA?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 301 miles (484 km, 262 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to FWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 DBQ to FWA?
Nonstop service on DBQ–FWA 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 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Dubuque IA and Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 1 hour ahead of Dubuque IA.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DBQ to FWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DBQ–FWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DBQ to FWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DBQ–FWA 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.