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BFE to PRY: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Pretoria (Wonderboom Airport)
5,494 mi
8,842 km · 4,774 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
5,494 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PRY — Wonderboom Airport · Pretoria, South Africa
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 PRY
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base12 mi away
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport24 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport27 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from PRY?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Pretoria (PRY) is 5,494 miles (8,842 km, 4,774 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to PRY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 cheapest way to fly from BFE to PRY?
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