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BFE to SCE: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
3,939 mi
6,339 km · 3,423 nm
8h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 11m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from SCE?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 3,939 miles (6,339 km, 3,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 11m 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 State College Pennsylvania?
State College Pennsylvania is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to SCE?
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