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CDE to HEI: distance & flight time
Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
4,640 mi
7,467 km · 4,032 nm
9h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDE from HEI?
The flight distance from Chengde (CDE) to Büsum (HEI) is 4,640 miles (7,467 km, 4,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDE to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 34m 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 CDE to HEI?
Nonstop service on CDE–HEI 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 9h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDE to HEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CDE–HEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CDE to HEI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CDE–HEI 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.