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FFD to PAD: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport)
446 mi
717 km · 387 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
446 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from PAD?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Paderborn (PAD) is 446 miles (717 km, 387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to PAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 PAD?
Nonstop service on FFD–PAD 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fairford and Paderborn?
Paderborn is 1 hour ahead of Fairford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to PAD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFD–PAD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFD to PAD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFD–PAD 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.