Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
ZMG to HEI: distance & flight time
Magdeburg (Magdeburg "City" Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
183 mi
294 km · 159 nm
57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
See live ZMG→HEI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
183 miles nonstop takes roughly 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ZMG — Magdeburg "City" Airport · Magdeburg, Germany
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near ZMG
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport17 mi away
- KOQ · Köthen Airport28 mi away
- BWE · Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport48 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport52 mi away
Near HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ZMG from HEI?
The flight distance from Magdeburg (ZMG) to Büsum (HEI) is 183 miles (294 km, 159 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZMG to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from ZMG to HEI?
Nonstop service on ZMG–HEI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ZMG to HEI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ZMG–HEI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ZMG to HEI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ZMG–HEI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.