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GLU to SSN: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Seoul East (Seoul Air Base (K-16))
2,248 mi
3,618 km · 1,953 nm
4h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,248 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 52m 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
- SSN — Seoul Air Base (K-16) · Seoul East, South Korea
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 SSN
- ICN · Incheon International Airport36 mi away
- SWU · Suwon Airport15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport19 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from SSN?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Seoul East (SSN) is 2,248 miles (3,618 km, 1,953 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to SSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 52m 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 SSN?
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