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CER to KEL: distance & flight time
Cherbourg (Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
591 mi
951 km · 514 nm
1h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
591 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 45m 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
- CER — Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport · Cherbourg, France
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CER
- ACI · Alderney Airport34 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport45 mi away
- GCI · Guernsey Airport53 mi away
- GFR · Granville Airport53 mi away
Near KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CER from KEL?
The flight distance from Cherbourg (CER) to Kiel (KEL) is 591 miles (951 km, 514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CER to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 45m 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 CER to KEL?
Nonstop service on CER–KEL 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 1h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CER to KEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CER–KEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CER to KEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CER–KEL 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.