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BFE to NEL: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
3,842 mi
6,183 km · 3,338 nm
8h
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,842 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from NEL?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 3,842 miles (6,183 km, 3,338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 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 Lakehurst?
Lakehurst is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to NEL?
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