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PAD to BED: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
3,624 mi
5,831 km · 3,149 nm
7h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,624 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from BED?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Bedford (BED) is 3,624 miles (5,831 km, 3,149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 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 Paderborn and Bedford?
Bedford is 6 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to BED?
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