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AHJ to VNS: distance & flight time
Ngawa (Hongyuan Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
1,273 mi
2,049 km · 1,106 nm
3h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,273 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 14m 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
- AHJ — Hongyuan Airport · Ngawa, China
- 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 AHJ
- JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport80 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 AHJ from VNS?
The flight distance from Ngawa (AHJ) to Varanasi (VNS) is 1,273 miles (2,049 km, 1,106 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AHJ to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 14m 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 AHJ to VNS?
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