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HME to BFW: distance & flight time
Hassi Messaoud (Oued Irara Airport) → Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport)
457 mi
736 km · 397 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
457 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- HME — Oued Irara Airport · Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HME
- OGX · Ain el Beida Airport46 mi away
- TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport96 mi away
- ELU · Guemar Airport132 mi away
- GHA · Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport146 mi away
Near BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HME from BFW?
The flight distance from Hassi Messaoud (HME) to Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) is 457 miles (736 km, 397 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HME to BFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from HME to BFW?
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