CWL to GLA: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Cardiff to Glasgow?

The great-circle distance between Cardiff International Airport (CWL) and Glasgow Airport (GLA) is 503 km (312 mi, 271 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CWL to GLA?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. GLA is roughly north of CWL.

How is the CWL to GLA route written in code?

The pair is written CWL-GLA in IATA codes and EGFF-EGPF in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Cardiff International Airport is CWL (EGFF), Glasgow Airport is GLA (EGPF).

Both ICAO codes start with E, the prefix ICAO assigns to northern Europe, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

GLA sits 194 ft (59 m) lower than CWL, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CWL to GLA

1 airline appear on this route in the open route dataset, 1 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 1 carrier sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AF.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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