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FTW to BIS: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
980 mi
1,578 km · 852 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
980 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from BIS?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Bismarck (BIS) is 980 miles (1,578 km, 852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 BIS?
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