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FTW to DFW: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport)
20 mi
31 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from DFW?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 20 miles (31 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to DFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 DFW?
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