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FTW to IRK: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport)
569 mi
916 km · 495 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
569 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, 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 IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from IRK?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Kirksville (IRK) is 569 miles (916 km, 495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to IRK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 IRK?
Nonstop service on FTW–IRK 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 1h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to IRK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FTW–IRK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FTW to IRK fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FTW–IRK 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.