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HEI to GBA: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Pailton (Cotswold Airport)
487 mi
784 km · 423 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
487 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from GBA?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Pailton (GBA) is 487 miles (784 km, 423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to GBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 Pailton?
Pailton is 1 hour behind Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to GBA?
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