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GBA to GLA: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Glasgow (Glasgow International Airport)
306 mi
493 km · 266 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
306 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- GLA — Glasgow International Airport · Glasgow, 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 GLA
- PIK · Glasgow Prestwick Airport26 mi away
- EDI · Edinburgh Airport41 mi away
- OBN · Oban Airport55 mi away
- CAL · Campbeltown Airport57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from GLA?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Glasgow (GLA) is 306 miles (493 km, 266 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to GLA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 GBA to GLA?
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