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DET to GLU: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,631 mi
12,281 km · 6,631 nm
15h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,631 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 26m 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from GLU?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,631 miles (12,281 km, 6,631 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 26m 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 DET to GLU?
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