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WKF to BYU: distance & flight time
Waterkloof (Waterkloof Air Force Base) → Bayreuth (Bayreuth Airport)
5,336 mi
8,588 km · 4,637 nm
10h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,336 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 56m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- WKF — Waterkloof Air Force Base · Waterkloof, South Africa
- BYU — Bayreuth Airport · Bayreuth, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WKF
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport12 mi away
- PRY · Wonderboom Airport12 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport20 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport21 mi away
Near BYU
- HOQ · Hof-Plauen Airport23 mi away
- URD · Burg Feuerstein Airport26 mi away
- NUE · Nuremberg Airport42 mi away
- KLV · Karlovy Vary International Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WKF from BYU?
The flight distance from Waterkloof (WKF) to Bayreuth (BYU) is 5,336 miles (8,588 km, 4,637 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WKF to BYU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 56m 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 WKF to BYU?
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