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MSP to GLU: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,473 mi
12,026 km · 6,494 nm
15h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 7m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from GLU?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,473 miles (12,026 km, 6,494 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 7m 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 MSP to GLU?
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