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BFE to LHW: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Lanzhou (Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport)
4,481 mi
7,212 km · 3,894 nm
9h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 15m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- LHW — Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport · Lanzhou, China
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 LHW
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport88 mi away
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport112 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport130 mi away
- GYU · Guyuan Liupanshan Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from LHW?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Lanzhou (LHW) is 4,481 miles (7,212 km, 3,894 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to LHW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 15m 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 Lanzhou?
Lanzhou is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to LHW?
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