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YKX to GLU: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
7,215 mi
11,611 km · 6,269 nm
14h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 37m 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
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland Lake, Canada
- 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 YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 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 YKX from GLU?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to Gelephu (GLU) is 7,215 miles (11,611 km, 6,269 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 37m 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 YKX to GLU?
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