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BFW to FFD: distance & flight time
Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
1,142 mi
1,838 km · 993 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,142 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
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 FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFW from FFD?
The flight distance from Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) to Fairford (FFD) is 1,142 miles (1,838 km, 993 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFW to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 cheapest way to fly from BFW to FFD?
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