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FTW to LBB: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Lubbock (Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport)
264 mi
425 km · 230 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
264 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LBB — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, 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 LBB
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport89 mi away
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base99 mi away
- CDS · Childress Municipal Airport103 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from LBB?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Lubbock (LBB) is 264 miles (425 km, 230 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to LBB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 LBB?
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