Arkansas to Oklahoma

Distance from Fayetteville to Oklahoma City

Straight-line distance

192.2mi

Fayetteville, AR and Oklahoma City, OK are 192.2 miles (309.4 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (258°).

kilometers
309.4
nautical miles
167.0
heading from Fayetteville
258° WSW
heading from Oklahoma City
76° ENE
FayettevilleOklahoma City

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fayetteville is from Oklahoma City

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Oklahoma City is 192.2 miles, 309.4 km or 167.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 192.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
192.2
Kilometers
309.4
Nautical miles
167.0
Bearing from Fayetteville
258.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at Oklahoma City
256.5°
Bearing from Oklahoma City
76.5° ENE

Halfway between Fayetteville and Oklahoma City

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.780894, -95.846511 (35°46'51.22"N 95°50'47.44"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Haskell, OK, with 1,721 residents, 9.7 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Oklahoma City 14 h 33 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 46 min. Fayetteville is 0.60° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Oklahoma City has 6.9 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Oklahoma City by +4.4%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
  2. 02Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from Oklahoma City?

192.2 miles, 309.4 km or 167.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Oklahoma City from Fayetteville?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 258.4° and arrives at Oklahoma City on 256.5°. The return trip starts on 76.5°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and Oklahoma City?

The midpoint is at 35.780894, -95.846511. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Haskell, OK, 9.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Oklahoma City?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Oklahoma City?

Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 6.9 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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