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BFE to XNN: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Xining (Xining Caojiabu Airport)
4,421 mi
7,115 km · 3,842 nm
9h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,421 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 8m 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
- XNN — Xining Caojiabu Airport · Xining, 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 XNN
- LHW · Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport88 mi away
- GXH · Gannan Xiahe Airport123 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from XNN?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Xining (XNN) is 4,421 miles (7,115 km, 3,842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to XNN?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 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 Xining?
Xining is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to XNN?
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