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BFE to TAO: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Qingdao (Liuting Airport)
5,090 mi
8,192 km · 4,423 nm
10h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,090 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 27m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
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 TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from TAO?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Qingdao (TAO) is 5,090 miles (8,192 km, 4,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to TAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 27m 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 Qingdao?
Qingdao is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to TAO?
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