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HEI to OKA: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Okinawa (Naha Airport)
5,801 mi
9,337 km · 5,041 nm
11h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,801 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 51m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- OKA — Naha Airport · Okinawa, Japan
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 OKA
- DNA · Kadena Air Base13 mi away
- KJP · Kerama Airport22 mi away
- AGJ · Aguni Airport37 mi away
- IEJ · Ie Jima Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from OKA?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Okinawa (OKA) is 5,801 miles (9,337 km, 5,041 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to OKA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 51m 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 Okinawa?
Okinawa is 7 hours ahead of Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to OKA?
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