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BFK to ALM: distance & flight time
Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
479 mi
771 km · 416 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
479 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, United States
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Near ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFK from ALM?
The flight distance from Buckley (BFK) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 479 miles (771 km, 416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFK to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 30m 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 cheapest way to fly from BFK to ALM?
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