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LGB to GLU: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,842 mi
12,621 km · 6,815 nm
15h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,842 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from GLU?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,842 miles (12,621 km, 6,815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 51m 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 LGB to GLU?
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