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MEA to BFE: distance & flight time
Macaé (Macaé Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,963 mi
9,596 km · 5,182 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,963 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
- 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 MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 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 MEA from BFE?
The flight distance from Macaé (MEA) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,963 miles (9,596 km, 5,182 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEA to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 10m 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 Macaé and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 5 hours ahead of Macaé.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEA to BFE?
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