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GLU to BBU: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport)
3,709 mi
5,970 km · 3,223 nm
7h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,709 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 44m 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 mi away
Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from BBU?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Bucharest (BBU) is 3,709 miles (5,970 km, 3,223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to BBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 44m 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 GLU to BBU?
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