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BES to FCN: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Nordholz (Nordholz Naval Airbase)
674 mi
1,085 km · 586 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
674 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m 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
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- FCN — Nordholz Naval Airbase · Nordholz, Germany
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 FCN
- BRV · Bremerhaven Airport18 mi away
- HEI · Heide-Büsum Airport28 mi away
- AGE · Wangerooge Airport30 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from FCN?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Nordholz (FCN) is 674 miles (1,085 km, 586 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to FCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 BES to FCN?
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