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GLU to DYS: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base)
8,283 mi
13,331 km · 7,198 nm
16h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,283 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 43m 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
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, 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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from DYS?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Abilene (DYS) is 8,283 miles (13,331 km, 7,198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to DYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 DYS?
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