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MAE to BLI: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Bellingham (Bellingham International Airport)
825 mi
1,327 km · 717 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
825 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- BLI — Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
Near BLI
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport40 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport18 mi away
- ESD · Orcas Island Airport18 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAE from BLI?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Bellingham (BLI) is 825 miles (1,327 km, 717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to BLI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MAE to BLI?
Nonstop service on MAE–BLI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAE to BLI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAE–BLI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MAE to BLI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MAE–BLI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.