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GLU to SDS: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
2,866 mi
4,613 km · 2,491 nm
6h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,866 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 5m 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
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, 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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from SDS?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Sado (SDS) is 2,866 miles (4,613 km, 2,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to SDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 5m 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 SDS?
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