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BFE to OTM: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Ottumwa (Ottumwa Regional Airport)
4,462 mi
7,181 km · 3,877 nm
9h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,462 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- OTM — Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa, 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 OTM
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport70 mi away
- IRK · Kirksville Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from OTM?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Ottumwa (OTM) is 4,462 miles (7,181 km, 3,877 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to OTM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 13m 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 OTM?
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