Indiana

Distance from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis

Straight-line distance

104.9mi

Fort Wayne, IN and Indianapolis, IN are 104.9 miles (168.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Wayne, the shortest path starts out heading SSW (211°).

kilometers
168.7
nautical miles
91.1
heading from Fort Wayne
211° SSW
heading from Indianapolis
30° NNE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fort Wayne is from Indianapolis

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Wayne and Indianapolis is 104.9 miles, 168.7 km or 91.1 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 104.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
104.9
Kilometers
168.7
Nautical miles
91.1
Bearing from Fort Wayne
210.5° SSW
Bearing arriving at Indianapolis
209.9°
Bearing from Indianapolis
29.9° NNE

Halfway between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.433534, -85.649241 (40°26'0.72"N 85°38'57.27"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fairmount, IN, with 2,666 residents, 1.1 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/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fort Wayne gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and Indianapolis 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 21 min. Fort Wayne is 1.31° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Indianapolis has 3.3 times the population of Fort Wayne. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Wayne changed by +3.3% and Indianapolis by +0.5%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Fort Wayne, IN273,203 (+3.3%)
  2. 02Indianapolis, IN891,484 (+0.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Wayne from Indianapolis?

104.9 miles, 168.7 km or 91.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Indianapolis from Fort Wayne?

SSW. The great-circle path leaves Fort Wayne on a bearing of 210.5° and arrives at Indianapolis on 209.9°. The return trip starts on 29.9°.

What is halfway between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis?

The midpoint is at 40.433534, -85.649241. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fairmount, IN, 1.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis?

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

Which is bigger, Fort Wayne or Indianapolis?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents in July 2024 against 273,203 for Fort Wayne, 3.3 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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