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LFT to FTW: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport)
364 mi
586 km · 317 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
364 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, United States
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Near FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LFT from FTW?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LFT) to Fort Worth (FTW) is 364 miles (586 km, 317 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LFT to FTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 LFT to FTW?
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