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GLU to FTW: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport)
8,280 mi
13,325 km · 7,195 nm
16h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,280 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 42m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from FTW?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Fort Worth (FTW) is 8,280 miles (13,325 km, 7,195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to FTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 42m 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 FTW?
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