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ALM to GLU: distance & flight time
Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
8,171 mi
13,150 km · 7,100 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,171 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m 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
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, 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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 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 ALM from GLU?
The flight distance from Alamogordo (ALM) to Gelephu (GLU) is 8,171 miles (13,150 km, 7,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALM to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 ALM to GLU?
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