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BLK to FFD: distance & flight time
Blackpool (Blackpool International Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
153 mi
247 km · 133 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
153 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BLK — Blackpool International Airport · Blackpool, United Kingdom
- 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 BLK
- WRT · Warton Airport6 mi away
- BWF · Barrow Walney Island Airport27 mi away
- LPL · Liverpool John Lennon Airport31 mi away
- CEG · Hawarden Airport41 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 BLK from FFD?
The flight distance from Blackpool (BLK) to Fairford (FFD) is 153 miles (247 km, 133 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BLK to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 BLK to FFD?
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