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GLU to OAK: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
7,496 mi
12,063 km · 6,514 nm
15h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,496 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from OAK?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Oakland (OAK) is 7,496 miles (12,063 km, 6,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 10m 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 OAK?
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