AirportsFort Worth Meacham International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Worth, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FTW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FTW
- ICAO code
- KFTW
- City
- Fort Worth
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.8199° N, 97.3608° W
- Elevation
- 216 m (710 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,287 m (7,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FTW means Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KFTW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 32.8199° N, 97.3608° W. It stands 216 metres (710 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,287 metres (7,502 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 286.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,287 m 7,502 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,221 m 4,005 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth | DFW | 31 km |
| Dallas Love FieldDallas | DAL | 48 km |
| Mineral Wells Regional AirportMineral Wells | MWL | 66 km |
| Waco Regional AirportWaco | ACT | 135 km |
| Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force BaseWichita Falls | SPS | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,165 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,150 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,942 km | 16 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,654 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,265 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,955 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,604 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,363 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,777 km | 17 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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