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YIH to GLU: distance & flight time
Yichang (Yichang Sanxia Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
1,296 mi
2,086 km · 1,127 nm
3h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,296 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 17m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YIH — Yichang Sanxia Airport · Yichang, China
- 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 YIH
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport100 mi away
- CGD · Changde Airport114 mi away
- DYG · Dayong Airport118 mi away
- ENH · Enshi Airport120 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 YIH from GLU?
The flight distance from Yichang (YIH) to Gelephu (GLU) is 1,296 miles (2,086 km, 1,127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIH to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 YIH to GLU?
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