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GCI to FFD: distance & flight time
Guernsey (Guernsey Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
159 mi
256 km · 138 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
159 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GCI — Guernsey Airport · Guernsey, Guernsey
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GCI
- JER · Jersey Airport24 mi away
- ACI · Alderney Airport26 mi away
- CER · Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport53 mi away
- GFR · Granville Airport60 mi away
Near FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GCI from FFD?
The flight distance from Guernsey (GCI) to Fairford (FFD) is 159 miles (256 km, 138 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCI to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 cheapest way to fly from GCI to FFD?
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