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BFE to XMN: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
5,665 mi
9,117 km · 4,923 nm
11h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,665 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 34m 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
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, 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 XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from XMN?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Xiamen (XMN) is 5,665 miles (9,117 km, 4,923 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 34m 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 Xiamen?
Xiamen is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to XMN?
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