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BFE to CAE: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
4,403 mi
7,085 km · 3,826 nm
9h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,403 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 6m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from CAE?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Columbia (CAE) is 4,403 miles (7,085 km, 3,826 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 6m 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 Bielefeld and Columbia?
Columbia is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to CAE?
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