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SLE to GLU: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,047 mi
11,341 km · 6,123 nm
14h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 17m 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
- SLE — Salem Municipal Airport/McNary Field · Salem, 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 SLE
- CVO · Corvallis Municipal Airport32 mi away
- HIO · Portland Hillsboro Airport44 mi away
- PDX · Portland International Airport51 mi away
- TTD · Portland Troutdale Airport53 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 SLE from GLU?
The flight distance from Salem (SLE) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,047 miles (11,341 km, 6,123 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLE to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 17m 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 SLE to GLU?
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