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KEL to CBU: distance & flight time
Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport) → Cottbus (Cottbus-Drewitz Airport)
250 mi
403 km · 217 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
250 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
- CBU — Cottbus-Drewitz Airport · Cottbus, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Near CBU
- SXF · Berlin-Schönefeld Airport55 mi away
- IEG · Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport57 mi away
- QXH · Schönhagen Airport62 mi away
- DRS · Dresden Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KEL from CBU?
The flight distance from Kiel (KEL) to Cottbus (CBU) is 250 miles (403 km, 217 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KEL to CBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 KEL to CBU?
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