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FOD to BFE: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
4,448 mi
7,158 km · 3,865 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,448 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BFE?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 4,448 miles (7,158 km, 3,865 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 7 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BFE?
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