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BFW to FAO: distance & flight time
Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport) → Faro (Faro Airport)
431 mi
693 km · 374 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
431 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
- FAO — Faro Airport · Faro, Portugal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport50 mi away
Near FAO
- PRM · Portimão Airport35 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase74 mi away
- ROZ · Rota Naval Station Airport93 mi away
- XRY · Jerez Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFW from FAO?
The flight distance from Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) to Faro (FAO) is 431 miles (693 km, 374 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFW to FAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 BFW to FAO?
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