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FPR to AYS: distance & flight time
Fort Pierce (St Lucie County International Airport) → Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport)
287 mi
461 km · 249 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
287 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m 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
- FPR — St Lucie County International Airport · Fort Pierce, United States
- AYS — Waycross Ware County Airport · Waycross, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FPR
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport11 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field23 mi away
- OBE · Okeechobee County Airport34 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport45 mi away
Near AYS
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base51 mi away
- BQK · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport55 mi away
- SSI · Malcolm McKinnon Airport60 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FPR from AYS?
The flight distance from Fort Pierce (FPR) to Waycross (AYS) is 287 miles (461 km, 249 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FPR to AYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 FPR to AYS?
Nonstop service on FPR–AYS 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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FPR to AYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FPR–AYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FPR to AYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FPR–AYS 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.