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VDS to GKE: distance & flight time
Vadsø (Vadsø Airport) → Geilenkirchen (Geilenkirchen Air Base)
1,526 mi
2,455 km · 1,326 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,526 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VDS — Vadsø Airport · Vadsø, Norway
- GKE — Geilenkirchen Air Base · Geilenkirchen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VDS
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)23 mi away
- VAW · Vardø Airport, Svartnes34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport37 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport59 mi away
Near GKE
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport11 mi away
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport12 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport27 mi away
- LGG · Liège Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VDS from GKE?
The flight distance from Vadsø (VDS) to Geilenkirchen (GKE) is 1,526 miles (2,455 km, 1,326 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VDS to GKE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 cheapest way to fly from VDS to GKE?
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