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DRI to FWA: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
835 mi
1,344 km · 726 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
835 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 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 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 DRI from FWA?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 835 miles (1,344 km, 726 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to FWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 DRI to FWA?
Nonstop service on DRI–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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Deridder and Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 1 hour ahead of Deridder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRI to FWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRI–FWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRI to FWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRI–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.