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EMP to BMI: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
416 mi
669 km · 361 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
416 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 mi away
Near BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is EMP from BMI?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Bloomington (BMI) is 416 miles (669 km, 361 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 EMP to BMI?
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