Texas

Distance from Fort Worth to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

103.2mi

Fort Worth, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 103.2 miles (166.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Worth, the shortest path starts out heading NW (319°).

kilometers
166.1
nautical miles
89.7
heading from Fort Worth
319° NW
heading from Wichita Falls
139° SE
Fort WorthWichita Falls

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

How far Fort Worth is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Worth and Wichita Falls is 103.2 miles, 166.1 km or 89.7 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 103.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
103.2
Kilometers
166.1
Nautical miles
89.7
Bearing from Fort Worth
319.2° NW
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
318.5°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
138.5° SE

Halfway between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.345738, -97.933399 (33°20'44.66"N 97°56'0.23"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Chico, TX, with 1,103 residents, 8.5 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, Fort Worth gets 14 h 19 min of daylight and Wichita Falls 14 h 25 min; on December 21, 9 h 59 min and 9 h 54 min. Wichita Falls is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fort Worth has 9.8 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Worth changed by +9.1% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Fort Worth, TX1,008,106 (+9.1%)
  2. 02Wichita Falls, TX102,372 (-0.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Worth from Wichita Falls?

103.2 miles, 166.1 km or 89.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Fort Worth?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Fort Worth on a bearing of 319.2° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 318.5°. The return trip starts on 138.5°.

What is halfway between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 33.345738, -97.933399. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Chico, TX, 8.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Worth and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Fort Worth or Wichita Falls?

Fort Worth, with 1,008,106 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 9.8 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.