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MGL to HEI: distance & flight time
Moenchengladbach (Mönchengladbach Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
226 mi
363 km · 196 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
226 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MGL — Mönchengladbach Airport · Moenchengladbach, Germany
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MGL
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport12 mi away
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport22 mi away
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base27 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport30 mi away
Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGL from HEI?
The flight distance from Moenchengladbach (MGL) to Büsum (HEI) is 226 miles (363 km, 196 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGL to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 MGL to HEI?
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