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FTW to DAY: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
878 mi
1,414 km · 763 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
878 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, 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 DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from DAY?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Dayton (DAY) is 878 miles (1,414 km, 763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to DAY?
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.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Dayton?
Dayton is 1 hour ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to DAY?
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