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WKF to DUS: distance & flight time
Waterkloof (Waterkloof Air Force Base) → Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf Airport)
5,486 mi
8,829 km · 4,767 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 13m 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
- DUS — Düsseldorf Airport · Duesseldorf, 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 DUS
- ESS · Essen Mulheim Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport12 mi away
- CGN · Cologne Bonn Airport34 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WKF from DUS?
The flight distance from Waterkloof (WKF) to Duesseldorf (DUS) is 5,486 miles (8,829 km, 4,767 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WKF to DUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 13m 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 DUS?
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