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TIW to AFW: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport)
1,647 mi
2,651 km · 1,431 nm
3h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,647 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from AFW?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Fort Worth (AFW) is 1,647 miles (2,651 km, 1,431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to AFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 42m 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 TIW to AFW?
Nonstop service on TIW–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 3h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Tacoma and Fort Worth?
Fort Worth is 2 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to AFW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TIW–AFW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TIW to AFW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TIW–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.