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BUT to PPL: distance & flight time
Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport) → Phaplu (Phaplu Airport)
255 mi
410 km · 222 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
255 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 mi away
Near PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUT from PPL?
The flight distance from Jakar (BUT) to Phaplu (PPL) is 255 miles (410 km, 222 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUT to PPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 BUT to PPL?
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