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SEA to GLU: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
6,911 mi
11,122 km · 6,005 nm
14h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,911 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 1m 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, 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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 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 SEA from GLU?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Gelephu (GLU) is 6,911 miles (11,122 km, 6,005 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 1m 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 SEA to GLU?
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