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MDL to GLU: distance & flight time
Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
499 mi
802 km · 433 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- MDL — Mandalay International Airport · Mandalay, Burma
- 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 MDL
- PKK · Pakhokku Airport59 mi away
- NYW · Monywar Airport67 mi away
- NYU · Bagan Airport76 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport84 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 MDL from GLU?
The flight distance from Mandalay (MDL) to Gelephu (GLU) is 499 miles (802 km, 433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDL to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 MDL to GLU?
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