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FWA to CLE: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
176 mi
284 km · 153 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
176 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, United States
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FWA
- SMD · Smith Field12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport46 mi away
- MIE · Delaware County Johnson Field52 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base55 mi away
Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from CLE?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Cleveland (CLE) is 176 miles (284 km, 153 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 FWA to CLE?
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