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UBJ to BWE: distance & flight time
Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi Ube Airport) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
5,491 mi
8,837 km · 4,772 nm
11h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UBJ — Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Yamaguchi, Japan
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near UBJ
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport15 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport41 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport53 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station57 mi away
Near BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is UBJ from BWE?
The flight distance from Yamaguchi (UBJ) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 5,491 miles (8,837 km, 4,772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UBJ to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from UBJ to BWE?
Nonstop service on UBJ–BWE depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 11h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Yamaguchi and Braunschweig?
Braunschweig is 7 hours behind Yamaguchi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UBJ to BWE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UBJ–BWE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UBJ to BWE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UBJ–BWE tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.