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EML to BFE: distance & flight time
Emmen (Emmen Air Base) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
337 mi
542 km · 293 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
337 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- EML — Emmen Air Base · Emmen, Switzerland
- 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 EML
- BXO · Buochs Airport9 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport28 mi away
- ZIN · Interlaken Air Base35 mi away
- BRN · Bern Belp Airport40 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 EML from BFE?
The flight distance from Emmen (EML) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 337 miles (542 km, 293 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EML to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 EML to BFE?
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