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ABI to GLU: distance & flight time
Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
8,286 mi
13,335 km · 7,200 nm
16h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,286 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 43m 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
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Near GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABI from GLU?
The flight distance from Abilene (ABI) to Gelephu (GLU) is 8,286 miles (13,335 km, 7,200 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABI to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 43m 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 ABI to GLU?
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