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BFE to MSL: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport)
4,613 mi
7,423 km · 4,008 nm
9h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,613 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from MSL?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Muscle Shoals (MSL) is 4,613 miles (7,423 km, 4,008 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to MSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 31m 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 Muscle Shoals?
Muscle Shoals is 7 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to MSL?
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