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BES to BFW: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport)
938 mi
1,509 km · 815 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
938 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from BFW?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) is 938 miles (1,509 km, 815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to BFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 time difference between Brest and Sidi Bel Abbes?
Sidi Bel Abbes is 1 hour behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to BFW?
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