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FOD to BWE: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
4,500 mi
7,242 km · 3,910 nm
9h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 17m 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
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, 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 BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FOD from BWE?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 4,500 miles (7,242 km, 3,910 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 17m 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 Braunschweig?
Braunschweig is 7 hours ahead of Fort Dodge.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FOD to BWE?
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