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BES to LAJ: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Lajes (Lages Airport)
5,981 mi
9,626 km · 5,198 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,981 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from LAJ?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Lajes (LAJ) is 5,981 miles (9,626 km, 5,198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to LAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 Lajes?
Lajes is 5 hours behind Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to LAJ?
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