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FDH to RAL: distance & flight time
Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
5,913 mi
9,516 km · 5,138 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,913 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FDH from RAL?
The flight distance from Friedrichshafen (FDH) to Riverside (RAL) is 5,913 miles (9,516 km, 5,138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FDH to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FDH to RAL?
Nonstop service on FDH–RAL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Friedrichshafen and Riverside?
Riverside is 9 hours behind Friedrichshafen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FDH to RAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FDH–RAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FDH to RAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FDH–RAL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.