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DCU to BFE: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
4,592 mi
7,390 km · 3,990 nm
9h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,592 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 28m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from BFE?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 4,592 miles (7,390 km, 3,990 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 28m 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 DCU to BFE?
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