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FWA to CLT: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas International Airport)
460 mi
741 km · 400 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
460 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, United States
- CLT — Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte, 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 CLT
- RKH · Rock Hill - York County Airport17 mi away
- USA · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport18 mi away
- SVH · Statesville Regional Airport38 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from CLT?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Charlotte (CLT) is 460 miles (741 km, 400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to CLT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 CLT?
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