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BFE to SOT: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport)
1,228 mi
1,976 km · 1,067 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,228 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
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 SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from SOT?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Sodankyla (SOT) is 1,228 miles (1,976 km, 1,067 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to SOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 Sodankyla?
Sodankyla is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to SOT?
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