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TIW to SCN: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Saarbruecken (Saarbrücken Airport)
5,123 mi
8,245 km · 4,452 nm
10h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 31m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, United States
- SCN — Saarbrücken Airport · Saarbruecken, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 mi away
Near SCN
- ZQW · Zweibrücken Airport13 mi away
- RMS · Ramstein Air Base27 mi away
- ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport42 mi away
- MZM · Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TIW from SCN?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Saarbruecken (SCN) is 5,123 miles (8,245 km, 4,452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to SCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 31m 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 Tacoma and Saarbruecken?
Saarbruecken is 9 hours ahead of Tacoma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TIW to SCN?
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