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FOD to BES: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
4,109 mi
6,613 km · 3,571 nm
8h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,109 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, United States
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BES?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Brest (BES) is 4,109 miles (6,613 km, 3,571 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 31m 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 Fort Dodge and Brest?
Brest is 7 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BES?
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