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GLO to ILY: distance & flight time
Golouchestershire (Gloucestershire Airport) → Islay (Islay Airport)
310 mi
499 km · 270 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
310 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- GLO — Gloucestershire Airport · Golouchestershire, 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 GLO
- GBA · Cotswold Airport16 mi away
- FFD · RAF Fairford22 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton27 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham28 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 GLO from ILY?
The flight distance from Golouchestershire (GLO) to Islay (ILY) is 310 miles (499 km, 270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLO to ILY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 ILY?
Nonstop service on GLO–ILY 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 1h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLO to ILY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLO–ILY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GLO to ILY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GLO–ILY 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.