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GTR to FWA: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne International Airport)
553 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, United States
- FWA — Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is GTR from FWA?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Fort Wayne (FWA) is 553 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to FWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GTR to FWA?
Nonstop service on GTR–FWA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Columbus Mississippi and Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne is 1 hour ahead of Columbus Mississippi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTR to FWA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GTR–FWA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GTR to FWA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GTR–FWA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.