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BFW to HME: distance & flight time
Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport) → Hassi Messaoud (Oued Irara Airport)
457 mi
736 km · 397 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
457 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HME — Oued Irara Airport · Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 HME
- OGX · Ain el Beida Airport46 mi away
- TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport96 mi away
- ELU · Guemar Airport132 mi away
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport146 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFW from HME?
The flight distance from Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) to Hassi Messaoud (HME) is 457 miles (736 km, 397 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFW to HME?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BFW to HME?
Nonstop service on BFW–HME depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFW to HME?
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Why are some BFW to HME fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BFW–HME tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.