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GLU to LFT: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Lafayette (Lafayette Regional Airport)
8,489 mi
13,662 km · 7,377 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,489 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m 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
- LFT — Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette, 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 LFT
- ARA · Acadiana Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport55 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport74 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from LFT?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Lafayette (LFT) is 8,489 miles (13,662 km, 7,377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to LFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 LFT?
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