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NQI to ACT: distance & flight time
Kingsville (Kingsville Naval Air Station) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
286 mi
460 km · 248 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
286 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- NQI — Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NQI
- ALI · Alice International Airport21 mi away
- CRP · Corpus Christi International Airport26 mi away
- RKP · Aransas County Airport62 mi away
- HRL · Valley International Airport89 mi away
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NQI from ACT?
The flight distance from Kingsville (NQI) to Waco (ACT) is 286 miles (460 km, 248 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NQI to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 NQI to ACT?
Nonstop service on NQI–ACT 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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NQI to ACT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NQI–ACT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NQI to ACT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NQI–ACT 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.