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BFM to GLS: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Galveston (Scholes International At Galveston Airport)
417 mi
672 km · 363 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
417 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, United States
- GLS — Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 mi away
Near GLS
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport57 mi away
- EFD · Ellington Airport30 mi away
- HOU · William P Hobby Airport36 mi away
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFM from GLS?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Galveston (GLS) is 417 miles (672 km, 363 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to GLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 BFM to GLS?
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