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BFE to CTS: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Sapporo (New Chitose Airport)
5,318 mi
8,558 km · 4,621 nm
10h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,318 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- CTS — New Chitose Airport · Sapporo, Japan
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 CTS
- OKD · Okadama Airport28 mi away
- AKJ · Asahikawa Airport73 mi away
- OBO · Tokachi-Obihiro Airport77 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from CTS?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Sapporo (CTS) is 5,318 miles (8,558 km, 4,621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to CTS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 54m 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 Sapporo?
Sapporo is 7 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to CTS?
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