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GBA to EXT: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Exeter (Exeter International Airport)
87 mi
140 km · 76 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
87 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- EXT — Exeter International Airport · Exeter, United Kingdom
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 EXT
- PLH · Plymouth City Airport37 mi away
- YEO · RNAS Yeovilton39 mi away
- CWL · Cardiff International Airport46 mi away
- BRS · Bristol Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from EXT?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Exeter (EXT) is 87 miles (140 km, 76 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to EXT?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GBA to EXT?
Nonstop service on GBA–EXT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to EXT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GBA–EXT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GBA to EXT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GBA–EXT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.