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HEI to PET: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → Pelotas (João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport)
6,961 mi
11,202 km · 6,049 nm
14h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,961 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- PET — João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport · Pelotas, Brazil
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 PET
- BGX · Comandante Gustavo Kraemer Airport107 mi away
- MLZ · Cerro Largo International Airport119 mi away
- POA · Salgado Filho Airport137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEI from PET?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to Pelotas (PET) is 6,961 miles (11,202 km, 6,049 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to PET?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 7m 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 Pelotas?
Pelotas is 5 hours behind Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to PET?
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