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FWA to DAY: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
90 mi
145 km · 78 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
90 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m 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
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, 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 DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from DAY?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Dayton (DAY) is 90 miles (145 km, 78 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 DAY?
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