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RDR to AFW: distance & flight time
Red River (Grand Forks Air Force Base) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
1,035 mi
1,665 km · 899 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,035 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RDR — Grand Forks Air Force Base · Red River, United States
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, 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
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Near RDR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport57 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport68 mi away
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport70 mi away
Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RDR from AFW?
The flight distance from Red River (RDR) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 1,035 miles (1,665 km, 899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RDR to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 RDR to AFW?
Nonstop service on RDR–AFW 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 2h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RDR to AFW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RDR–AFW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RDR to AFW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RDR–AFW 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.