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GBA to BDL: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Windsor Locks (Bradley International Airport)
3,273 mi
5,267 km · 2,844 nm
6h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,273 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 53m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- BDL — Bradley International Airport · Windsor Locks, 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 BDL
- HFD · Hartford Brainard Airport14 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport15 mi away
- CEF · Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport19 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from BDL?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Windsor Locks (BDL) is 3,273 miles (5,267 km, 2,844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to BDL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 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 Windsor Locks?
Windsor Locks is 5 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to BDL?
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