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YWS to GLU: distance & flight time
Whistler (Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome) → Gelephu (Gelephu Airport)
6,735 mi
10,838 km · 5,852 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,735 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m 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
- YWS — Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome · Whistler, 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 YWS
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport66 mi away
- YSE · Squamish Airport27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome59 mi away
- YPW · Powell River Airport72 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 YWS from GLU?
The flight distance from Whistler (YWS) to Gelephu (GLU) is 6,735 miles (10,838 km, 5,852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWS to GLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 YWS to GLU?
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