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GBA to ABI: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Abilene (Abilene Regional Airport)
4,799 mi
7,723 km · 4,170 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,799 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- ABI — Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 mi away
Near ABI
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport51 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field87 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from ABI?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Abilene (ABI) is 4,799 miles (7,723 km, 4,170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to ABI?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 time difference between Pailton and Abilene?
Abilene is 6 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to ABI?
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