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FFD to UTC: distance & flight time
Fairford (RAF Fairford) → Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base)
303 mi
487 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FFD from UTC?
The flight distance from Fairford (FFD) to Soesterberg (UTC) is 303 miles (487 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFD to UTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 Fairford and Soesterberg?
Soesterberg is 1 hour ahead of Fairford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFD to UTC?
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