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SLE to BFE: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,150 mi
8,288 km · 4,475 nm
10h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,150 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, United States
- 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 SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 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 SLE from BFE?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,150 miles (8,288 km, 4,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Salem and Bielefeld?
Bielefeld is 9 hours ahead of Salem.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLE to BFE?
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