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FFD to BEX: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Benson (RAF Benson)
30 mi
48 km · 26 nm
33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
30 miles nonstop takes roughly 33m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
- BEX — RAF Benson · Benson, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Near BEX
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport29 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport51 mi away
- HYC · Wycombe Air Park12 mi away
- OXF · Oxford (Kidlington) Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from BEX?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Benson (BEX) is 30 miles (48 km, 26 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to BEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 33m 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 FFD to BEX?
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