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WKF to PAD: distance & flight time
Waterkloof (Waterkloof Air Force Base) → Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport)
5,482 mi
8,822 km · 4,764 nm
11h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,482 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
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WKF from PAD?
The flight distance from Waterkloof (WKF) to Paderborn (PAD) is 5,482 miles (8,822 km, 4,764 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WKF to PAD?
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 PAD?
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