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GBD to PEN: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
9,181 mi
14,776 km · 7,978 nm
18h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,181 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 28m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from PEN?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Penang (PEN) is 9,181 miles (14,776 km, 7,978 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 28m 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 Great Bend and Penang?
Penang is 13 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to PEN?
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