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AVL to VNS: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
8,123 mi
13,073 km · 7,059 nm
16h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 24m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from VNS?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Varanasi (VNS) is 8,123 miles (13,073 km, 7,059 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 24m 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 Asheville and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 9.5 hours ahead of Asheville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AVL to VNS?
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