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GLU to MCF: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base)
8,627 mi
13,883 km · 7,496 nm
17h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,627 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 23m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from MCF?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Tampa (MCF) is 8,627 miles (13,883 km, 7,496 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to MCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 23m 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 MCF?
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