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GBA to WUH: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Wuhan (Wuhan Tianhe International Airport)
5,559 mi
8,947 km · 4,831 nm
11h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,559 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- WUH — Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · Wuhan, China
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 WUH
- JIU · Jiujiang Lushan Airport131 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from WUH?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Wuhan (WUH) is 5,559 miles (8,947 km, 4,831 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to WUH?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 22m 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 Wuhan?
Wuhan is 7 hours ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to WUH?
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