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CGI to BFE: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
4,558 mi
7,335 km · 3,961 nm
9h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 mi away
Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CGI from BFE?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 4,558 miles (7,335 km, 3,961 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 24m 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 CGI to BFE?
Nonstop service on CGI–BFE 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 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cape Girardeau and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 7 hours ahead of Cape Girardeau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CGI to BFE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CGI–BFE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CGI to BFE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CGI–BFE 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.