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HAM to BHM: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
4,645 mi
7,475 km · 4,036 nm
9h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,645 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 mi away
Near BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HAM from BHM?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Birmingham (BHM) is 4,645 miles (7,475 km, 4,036 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to BHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 34m 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 Hamburg and Birmingham?
Birmingham is 7 hours behind Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAM to BHM?
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