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BFE to PEN: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
6,004 mi
9,662 km · 5,217 nm
12h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
6,004 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 14m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from PEN?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Penang (PEN) is 6,004 miles (9,662 km, 5,217 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 14m 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 Penang?
Penang is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to PEN?
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