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BFE to MEX: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
5,877 mi
9,457 km · 5,107 nm
11h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,877 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from MEX?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Mexico City (MEX) is 5,877 miles (9,457 km, 5,107 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 59m 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 Mexico City?
Mexico City is 8 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to MEX?
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