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BBS to FFD: distance & flight time
Blackbushe (Blackbushe Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
47 mi
76 km · 41 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
47 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BBS — Blackbushe Airport · Blackbushe, United Kingdom
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBS
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport19 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport31 mi away
- FAB · Farnborough Airport5 mi away
- ODH · RAF Odiham7 mi away
Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBS from FFD?
The flight distance from Blackbushe (BBS) to Fairford (FFD) is 47 miles (76 km, 41 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBS to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBS to FFD?
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