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GBA to ILY: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Islay (Islay Airport)
326 mi
525 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
326 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ILY — Islay Airport · Islay, 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 ILY
- CSA · Colonsay Airstrip26 mi away
- CAL · Campbeltown Airport28 mi away
- LDY · City of Derry Airport57 mi away
- TRE · Tiree Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from ILY?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Islay (ILY) is 326 miles (525 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to ILY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 ILY?
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