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DRI to AFW: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
277 mi
446 km · 241 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
277 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, United States
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRI from AFW?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 277 miles (446 km, 241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 DRI to AFW?
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