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BFE to YZY: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Zhangye (Zhangye Ganzhou Airport)
4,256 mi
6,849 km · 3,698 nm
8h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,256 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 49m 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
- YZY — Zhangye Ganzhou Airport · Zhangye, 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 YZY
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport92 mi away
- JGN · Jiayuguan Airport144 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from YZY?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Zhangye (YZY) is 4,256 miles (6,849 km, 3,698 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to YZY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 49m 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 Zhangye?
Zhangye is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to YZY?
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