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FFD to BHD: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Belfast (George Best Belfast City Airport)
264 mi
425 km · 229 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
264 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BHD — George Best Belfast City Airport · Belfast, 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 BHD
- BFS · Belfast International Airport14 mi away
- CAL · Campbeltown Airport57 mi away
- LDY · City of Derry Airport59 mi away
- IOM · Isle of Man Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from BHD?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Belfast (BHD) is 264 miles (425 km, 229 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to BHD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 FFD to BHD?
Nonstop service on FFD–BHD 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 1h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to BHD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFD–BHD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFD to BHD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFD–BHD 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.