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PAO to GLU: distance & flight time
Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,514 mi
12,093 km · 6,530 nm
15h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,514 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 12m 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, 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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 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 PAO from GLU?
The flight distance from Palo Alto (PAO) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,514 miles (12,093 km, 6,530 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAO to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 12m 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 PAO to GLU?
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