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GLU to RUM: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Rumjatar (Rumjatar Airport)
242 mi
390 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
242 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RUM — Rumjatar Airport · Rumjatar, Nepal
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 RUM
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport8 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- LUA · Lukla Airport29 mi away
- RHP · Ramechhap Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from RUM?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Rumjatar (RUM) is 242 miles (390 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to RUM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 RUM?
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