Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BFM to KEL: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
4,834 mi
7,780 km · 4,201 nm
9h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live BFM→KEL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,834 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from KEL?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Kiel (KEL) is 4,834 miles (7,780 km, 4,201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 57m 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 Mobile and Kiel?
Kiel is 7 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFM to KEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BFM–KEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.