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BES to TYN: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Taiyuan (Taiyuan Wusu Airport)
5,342 mi
8,597 km · 4,642 nm
10h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,342 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- TYN — Taiyuan Wusu Airport · Taiyuan, China
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 TYN
- WUT · Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport62 mi away
- LLV · Lüliang Airport81 mi away
- CIH · Changzhi Airport107 mi away
- SJW · Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from TYN?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Taiyuan (TYN) is 5,342 miles (8,597 km, 4,642 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to TYN?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 time difference between Brest and Taiyuan?
Taiyuan is 6 hours ahead of Brest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BES to TYN?
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