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WBG to PEN: distance & flight time
Schleswig (Schleswig Air Base) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
5,951 mi
9,578 km · 5,171 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,951 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBG — Schleswig Air Base · Schleswig, Germany
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WBG
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport22 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport26 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- HEI · Heide-Büsum Airport33 mi away
Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBG from PEN?
The flight distance from Schleswig (WBG) to Penang (PEN) is 5,951 miles (9,578 km, 5,171 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBG to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m 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 Schleswig and Penang?
Penang is 6 hours ahead of Schleswig.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBG to PEN?
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