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GLO to FKS: distance & flight time
Golouchestershire (Gloucestershire Airport) → Fukushima (Fukushima Airport)
5,879 mi
9,461 km · 5,108 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,879 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GLO — Gloucestershire Airport · Golouchestershire, United Kingdom
- FKS — Fukushima Airport · Fukushima, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GLO
- GBA · Cotswold Airport16 mi away
- FFD · RAF Fairford22 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton27 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham28 mi away
Near FKS
- NRT · Narita International Airport101 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport68 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport72 mi away
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLO from FKS?
The flight distance from Golouchestershire (GLO) to Fukushima (FKS) is 5,879 miles (9,461 km, 5,108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLO to FKS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 GLO to FKS?
Nonstop service on GLO–FKS 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 12h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Golouchestershire and Fukushima?
Fukushima is 8 hours ahead of Golouchestershire.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLO to FKS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLO–FKS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GLO to FKS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GLO–FKS 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.