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BFE to YIP: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Detroit (Willow Run Airport)
4,086 mi
6,576 km · 3,551 nm
8h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,086 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 29m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from YIP?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Detroit (YIP) is 4,086 miles (6,576 km, 3,551 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to YIP?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 29m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 6 hours behind Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to YIP?
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