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FTW to ACT: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
84 mi
135 km · 73 nm
41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
84 miles nonstop takes roughly 41m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from ACT?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Waco (ACT) is 84 miles (135 km, 73 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 41m 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 FTW to ACT?
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