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DFW to SAT: distance & flight time
Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) → San Antonio (San Antonio International Airport)
247 mi
398 km · 215 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
247 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
- SAT — San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Near SAT
- RND · Randolph Air Force Base11 mi away
- SKF · Lackland Air Force Base12 mi away
- SSF · Stinson Municipal Airport14 mi away
- AUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DFW from SAT?
The flight distance from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Antonio (SAT) is 247 miles (398 km, 215 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DFW to SAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 DFW to SAT?
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