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GCN to BFE: distance & flight time
Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,390 mi
8,674 km · 4,683 nm
11h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,390 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, 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 GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 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 GCN from BFE?
The flight distance from Grand Canyon (GCN) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,390 miles (8,674 km, 4,683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCN to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 2m 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 Grand Canyon and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 9 hours ahead of Grand Canyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCN to BFE?
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