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FEL to SMF: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Sacramento (Sacramento International Airport)
5,773 mi
9,291 km · 5,017 nm
11h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,773 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 47m 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
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- SMF — Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 mi away
Near SMF
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield10 mi away
- SAC · Sacramento Executive Airport14 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport19 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport28 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FEL from SMF?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Sacramento (SMF) is 5,773 miles (9,291 km, 5,017 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to SMF?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 47m 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 Fuerstenfeldbruck and Sacramento?
Sacramento is 9 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to SMF?
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