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GLU to CAE: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
8,198 mi
13,194 km · 7,124 nm
16h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,198 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from CAE?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Columbia (CAE) is 8,198 miles (13,194 km, 7,124 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 33m 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 CAE?
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