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HEI to OTM: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Ottumwa (Ottumwa Regional Airport)
4,388 mi
7,062 km · 3,813 nm
9h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,388 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- OTM — Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa, 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 OTM
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport70 mi away
- IRK · Kirksville Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from OTM?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Ottumwa (OTM) is 4,388 miles (7,062 km, 3,813 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to OTM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 4m 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 cheapest way to fly from HEI to OTM?
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