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FTW to AYS: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Waycross (Waycross Ware County Airport)
883 mi
1,420 km · 767 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
883 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- 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 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 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 FTW from AYS?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Waycross (AYS) is 883 miles (1,420 km, 767 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to AYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 FTW to AYS?
Nonstop service on FTW–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 2h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to AYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FTW–AYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FTW to AYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FTW–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.