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FFD to SZG: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Salzburg (Salzburg Airport)
712 mi
1,145 km · 618 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
712 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m 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
- SZG — Salzburg Airport · Salzburg, Austria
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 SZG
- LNZ · Linz Hörsching Airport63 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport68 mi away
- RBM · Straubing Airport80 mi away
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from SZG?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Salzburg (SZG) is 712 miles (1,145 km, 618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to SZG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 SZG?
Nonstop service on FFD–SZG 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 2h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fairford and Salzburg?
Salzburg is 1 hour ahead of Fairford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to SZG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FFD–SZG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FFD to SZG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FFD–SZG 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.