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GLU to BFW: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport)
5,230 mi
8,417 km · 4,545 nm
10h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,230 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 43m 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
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
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 BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from BFW?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) is 5,230 miles (8,417 km, 4,545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to BFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 43m 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 BFW?
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