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FTW to CHA: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Chattanooga (Lovell Field)
713 mi
1,148 km · 620 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
713 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- CHA — Lovell Field · Chattanooga, 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 CHA
- APT · Marion County Brown Field22 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field25 mi away
- DNN · Dalton Municipal Airport29 mi away
- UOS · Franklin County Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from CHA?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Chattanooga (CHA) is 713 miles (1,148 km, 620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to CHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 CHA?
Nonstop service on FTW–CHA 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 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Chattanooga?
Chattanooga is 1 hour ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to CHA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FTW–CHA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FTW to CHA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FTW–CHA 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.