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FTW to IAH: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport)
229 mi
369 km · 199 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
229 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 IAH
- DWH · David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport23 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark23 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from IAH?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Houston (IAH) is 229 miles (369 km, 199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to IAH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 IAH?
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