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BFE to DRA: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,465 mi
8,795 km · 4,749 nm
11h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,465 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 11m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from DRA?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,465 miles (8,795 km, 4,749 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 11m 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 BFE to DRA?
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