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LHG to BUT: distance & flight time
Lightning Ridge (Lightning Ridge Airport) → Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport)
5,461 mi
8,788 km · 4,745 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m 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
- LHG — Lightning Ridge Airport · Lightning Ridge, Australia
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LHG
- WGE · Walgett Airport41 mi away
- DRN · Dirranbandi Airport61 mi away
- BWQ · Brewarrina Airport79 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport104 mi away
Near BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LHG from BUT?
The flight distance from Lightning Ridge (LHG) to Jakar (BUT) is 5,461 miles (8,788 km, 4,745 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LHG to BUT?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 LHG to BUT?
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