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AFW to VNS: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,399 mi
13,517 km · 7,299 nm
16h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,399 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 56m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from VNS?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,399 miles (13,517 km, 7,299 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 56m 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 time difference between Fort Worth and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to VNS?
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