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FDH to OAK: distance & flight time
Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
5,831 mi
9,384 km · 5,067 nm
11h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,831 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Near OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FDH from OAK?
The flight distance from Friedrichshafen (FDH) to Oakland (OAK) is 5,831 miles (9,384 km, 5,067 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FDH to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 54m 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 Friedrichshafen and Oakland?
Oakland is 9 hours behind Friedrichshafen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FDH to OAK?
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