# Distance from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Fuvahmulah Island (FVM)

> 16,257 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,257 km / 10,101 mi / 8,778 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Maldives
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 16:33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 02:33 in Fuvahmulah Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 589 ft (FVM is lower than DFW)

## Airports

### [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
- ICAO: KDFW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.900000, -97.040000
- Elevation: 606 ft

### [Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fvm-fuvahmulah-island-fuvahmulah-airport/1ef266df-f447-66b6-82d2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fuvahmulah Island, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMF
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: -0.310000, 73.440000
- Elevation: 17 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 02:33 in Fuvahmulah Island.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)
- [Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fvm-fuvahmulah-island-fuvahmulah-airport/1ef266df-f447-66b6-82d2-06bb2780ed98)
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