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BJR to ASM: distance & flight time
Bahar Dar (Bahir Dar Airport) → Asmara (Asmara International Airport)
276 mi
444 km · 240 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
276 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BJR — Bahir Dar Airport · Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
- ASM — Asmara International Airport · Asmara, Eritrea
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BJR
- DBT · Debre Tabor Airport52 mi away
- GDQ · Gonder Airport63 mi away
- DBM · Debra Marcos Airport91 mi away
- MKS · Mekane Selam Airport114 mi away
Near ASM
- MSW · Massawa International Airport40 mi away
- AXU · Axum Airport80 mi away
- MQX · Mekele Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BJR from ASM?
The flight distance from Bahar Dar (BJR) to Asmara (ASM) is 276 miles (444 km, 240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJR to ASM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 BJR to ASM?
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