Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MKC to BFE: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
4,640 mi
7,467 km · 4,032 nm
9h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live MKC→BFE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City, United States
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 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 MKC from BFE?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 4,640 miles (7,467 km, 4,032 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 34m 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 Kansas City and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 7 hours ahead of Kansas City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MKC to BFE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MKC–BFE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.