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GLW to OAK: distance & flight time
Glasgow (Glasgow Municipal Airport) → Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport)
1,979 mi
3,185 km · 1,720 nm
4h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,979 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 21m 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
- GLW — Glasgow Municipal Airport · Glasgow, United States
- 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 GLW
- BWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport26 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field60 mi away
- BNA · Nashville International Airport74 mi away
- SME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport74 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 GLW from OAK?
The flight distance from Glasgow (GLW) to Oakland (OAK) is 1,979 miles (3,185 km, 1,720 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLW to OAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 21m 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 GLW to OAK?
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