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SAD to FTW: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport)
712 mi
1,146 km · 619 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
712 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 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 SAD from FTW?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Fort Worth (FTW) is 712 miles (1,146 km, 619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to FTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 SAD to FTW?
Nonstop service on SAD–FTW 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 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Safford and Fort Worth?
Fort Worth is 2 hours ahead of Safford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAD to FTW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAD–FTW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAD to FTW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAD–FTW 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.