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GKE to ALE: distance & flight time
Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base) → Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport)
5,383 mi
8,663 km · 4,678 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,383 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKE from ALE?
The flight distance from Geilenkirchen (GKE) to Alpine (ALE) is 5,383 miles (8,663 km, 4,678 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKE to ALE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 1m 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 GKE to ALE?
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