# Distance from Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 1,563 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,563 km / 971 mi / 844 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 00:52 in Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, it's 01:52 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 198 ft (ZRH is lower than BFW)

## Airports

### [Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfw-sidi-bel-abbes-airport/1ef266de-b5b5-6d54-9428-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, Algeria
- ICAO: DAOS
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 35.170000, -0.590000
- Elevation: 1,614 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:52 in Sidi Bel Abbes Airport, it's 01:52 in Zurich.

## Related

- [Sidi Bel Abbes Airport (BFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfw-sidi-bel-abbes-airport/1ef266de-b5b5-6d54-9428-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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