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BFE to IEJ: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Ie (Ie Jima Airport)
5,880 mi
9,463 km · 5,110 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,880 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IEJ — Ie Jima Airport · Ie, 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 IEJ
- DNA · Kadena Air Base25 mi away
- AGJ · Aguni Airport35 mi away
- OKA · Naha Airport37 mi away
- RNJ · Yoron Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from IEJ?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Ie (IEJ) is 5,880 miles (9,463 km, 5,110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to IEJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 IEJ?
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