Texas

Distance from Irving to Wichita Falls

Straight-line distance

115.4mi

Irving, TX and Wichita Falls, TX are 115.4 miles (185.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Irving, the shortest path starts out heading NW (309°).

kilometers
185.7
nautical miles
100.3
heading from Irving
309° NW
heading from Wichita Falls
128° SE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Irving is from Wichita Falls

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Irving and Wichita Falls is 115.4 miles, 185.7 km or 100.3 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 115.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
115.4
Kilometers
185.7
Nautical miles
100.3
Bearing from Irving
309.3° NW
Bearing arriving at Wichita Falls
308.5°
Bearing from Wichita Falls
128.5° SE

Halfway between Irving and Wichita Falls

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.384626, -97.743207 (33°23'4.65"N 97°44'35.55"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Alvord, TX, with 1,594 residents, 3.4 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, Irving 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 1.05° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Irving has 2.5 times the population of Wichita Falls. From July 2020 to July 2024, Irving changed by +0.4% and Wichita Falls by -0.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01Irving, TX258,060 (+0.4%)
  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 Irving from Wichita Falls?

115.4 miles, 185.7 km or 100.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Wichita Falls from Irving?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Irving on a bearing of 309.3° and arrives at Wichita Falls on 308.5°. The return trip starts on 128.5°.

What is halfway between Irving and Wichita Falls?

The midpoint is at 33.384626, -97.743207. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Alvord, TX, 3.4 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Irving and Wichita Falls?

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

Which is bigger, Irving or Wichita Falls?

Irving, with 258,060 residents in July 2024 against 102,372 for Wichita Falls, 2.5 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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