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PAD to BUF: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport)
3,889 mi
6,259 km · 3,380 nm
8h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,889 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 6m 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, 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 BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from BUF?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Buffalo (BUF) is 3,889 miles (6,259 km, 3,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to BUF?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 6m 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 Buffalo?
Buffalo is 6 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to BUF?
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