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IWK to BFE: distance & flight time
Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,585 mi
8,989 km · 4,854 nm
11h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,585 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 25m 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IWK from BFE?
The flight distance from Iwakuni (IWK) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,585 miles (8,989 km, 4,854 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IWK to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 25m 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 IWK to BFE?
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