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SKH to GLU: distance & flight time
Surkhet (Surkhet Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
552 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
552 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- SKH — Surkhet Airport · Surkhet, 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 SKH
- KEP · Nepalgunj Airport33 mi away
- RUK · Rukum Chaurjahari Airport34 mi away
- DNP · Tulsipur Airport52 mi away
- JUM · Jumla Airport58 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 SKH from GLU?
The flight distance from Surkhet (SKH) to Gelephu (GLU) is 552 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKH to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 SKH to GLU?
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