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SPA to PPL: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Phaplu (Phaplu Airport)
8,059 mi
12,969 km · 7,003 nm
16h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,059 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 16m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Near PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPA from PPL?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Phaplu (PPL) is 8,059 miles (12,969 km, 7,003 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to PPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 16m 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 SPA to PPL?
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