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GLU to KIX: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Osaka (Kansai International Airport)
2,690 mi
4,329 km · 2,338 nm
5h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,690 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 44m 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
- KIX — Kansai International Airport · Osaka, Japan
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 KIX
- UKB · Kobe Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport27 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base42 mi away
- SHM · Nanki Shirahama Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from KIX?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Osaka (KIX) is 2,690 miles (4,329 km, 2,338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to KIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 44m 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 KIX?
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