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BWE to IWK: distance & flight time
Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
5,508 mi
8,864 km · 4,786 nm
11h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,508 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 16m 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
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Near IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWE from IWK?
The flight distance from Braunschweig (BWE) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 5,508 miles (8,864 km, 4,786 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWE to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 16m 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 BWE to IWK?
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