Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FWA to GLS: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport) → Galveston (Scholes International At Galveston Airport)
975 mi
1,569 km · 847 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
See live FWA→GLS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
975 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, United States
- GLS — Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 GLS
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport57 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport30 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport36 mi away
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FWA from GLS?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Galveston (GLS) is 975 miles (1,569 km, 847 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FWA to GLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 time difference between Fort Wayne and Galveston?
Galveston is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FWA to GLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FWA–GLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.