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DCU to PPL: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Phaplu (Phaplu Airport)
8,120 mi
13,069 km · 7,056 nm
16h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 23m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from PPL?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Phaplu (PPL) is 8,120 miles (13,069 km, 7,056 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to PPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 23m 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 DCU to PPL?
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