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LRE to GLU: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
4,998 mi
8,044 km · 4,344 nm
10h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,998 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 16m 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
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
- 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 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 LRE from GLU?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Gelephu (GLU) is 4,998 miles (8,044 km, 4,344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 16m 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 LRE to GLU?
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