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BES to MDH: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport)
4,120 mi
6,630 km · 3,580 nm
8h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 33m 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
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, United States
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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from MDH?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) is 4,120 miles (6,630 km, 3,580 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to MDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 33m 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 MDH?
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