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ALE to HEI: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
5,357 mi
8,621 km · 4,655 nm
10h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,357 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 58m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from HEI?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Büsum (HEI) is 5,357 miles (8,621 km, 4,655 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ALE to HEI?
Nonstop service on ALE–HEI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALE to HEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ALE–HEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ALE to HEI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ALE–HEI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.