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GLU to URT: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport)
1,351 mi
2,174 km · 1,174 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,351 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
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 URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GLU from URT?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Surat Thani (URT) is 1,351 miles (2,174 km, 1,174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to URT?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m 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 URT?
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