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TIW to GLU: distance & flight time
Tacoma (Tacoma Narrows Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
6,916 mi
11,130 km · 6,009 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,916 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m 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
- TIW — Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma, 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 TIW
- SEA · Seattle Tacoma International Airport18 mi away
- TCM · McChord Air Force Base10 mi away
- GRF · Gray Army Air Field13 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport18 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 TIW from GLU?
The flight distance from Tacoma (TIW) to Gelephu (GLU) is 6,916 miles (11,130 km, 6,009 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIW to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 TIW to GLU?
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