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BES to IWK: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
6,136 mi
9,875 km · 5,332 nm
12h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,136 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 30m 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
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 IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from IWK?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 6,136 miles (9,875 km, 5,332 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 cheapest way to fly from BES to IWK?
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