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GVR to FCN: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Nordholz (Nordholz Naval Airbase)
5,848 mi
9,411 km · 5,082 nm
11h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,848 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- FCN — Nordholz Naval Airbase · Nordholz, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 mi away
Near FCN
- BRV · Bremerhaven Airport18 mi away
- HEI · Heide-Büsum Airport28 mi away
- AGE · Wangerooge Airport30 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GVR from FCN?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Nordholz (FCN) is 5,848 miles (9,411 km, 5,082 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to FCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GVR to FCN?
Nonstop service on GVR–FCN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Governador Valadares and Nordholz?
Nordholz is 5 hours ahead of Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to FCN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GVR–FCN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GVR to FCN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GVR–FCN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.