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BJR to MSW: distance & flight time
Bahar Dar (Bahir Dar Airport) → Massawa (Massawa International Airport)
313 mi
503 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- MSW — Massawa International Airport · Massawa, 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 MSW
- ASM · Asmara International Airport40 mi away
- AXU · Axum Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BJR from MSW?
The flight distance from Bahar Dar (BJR) to Massawa (MSW) is 313 miles (503 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJR to MSW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 MSW?
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