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HEI to BED: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
3,566 mi
5,740 km · 3,099 nm
7h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,566 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 28m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from BED?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Bedford (BED) is 3,566 miles (5,740 km, 3,099 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 28m 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 Büsum and Bedford?
Bedford is 6 hours behind Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to BED?
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