Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GLU to KGT: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Kangding (Kangding Airport)
720 mi
1,159 km · 626 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading east
See live GLU→KGT fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
720 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- KGT — Kangding Airport · Kangding, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 KGT
- DCY · Daocheng Yading Airport116 mi away
- CTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from KGT?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Kangding (KGT) is 720 miles (1,159 km, 626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to KGT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 KGT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLU–KGT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.