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CID to BFE: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
4,396 mi
7,075 km · 3,820 nm
9h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,396 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 5m 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
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, 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 CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 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 CID from BFE?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 4,396 miles (7,075 km, 3,820 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 5m 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 time difference between Cedar Rapids and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 7 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to BFE?
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