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PPL to GLU: distance & flight time
Phaplu (Phaplu Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
242 mi
390 km · 211 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
242 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
- 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 PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 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 PPL from GLU?
The flight distance from Phaplu (PPL) to Gelephu (GLU) is 242 miles (390 km, 211 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPL to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 PPL to GLU?
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