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FTW to BHM: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
615 mi
990 km · 535 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
615 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m 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
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, 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 BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from BHM?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Birmingham (BHM) is 615 miles (990 km, 535 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to BHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 BHM?
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