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BFE to ZAT: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Zhaotong (Zhaotong Airport)
4,963 mi
7,987 km · 4,313 nm
10h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,963 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 12m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ZAT — Zhaotong Airport · Zhaotong, 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 ZAT
- LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport90 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport106 mi away
- XIC · Xichang Qingshan Airport107 mi away
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from ZAT?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Zhaotong (ZAT) is 4,963 miles (7,987 km, 4,313 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to ZAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 12m 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 Zhaotong?
Zhaotong is 6 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to ZAT?
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