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BFE to PLU: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
5,880 mi
9,463 km · 5,110 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
5,880 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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 PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from PLU?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 5,880 miles (9,463 km, 5,110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 Belo Horizonte?
Belo Horizonte is 5 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to PLU?
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