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BIS to VNS: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,441 mi
11,976 km · 6,466 nm
15h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,441 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 3m 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 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 BIS from VNS?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,441 miles (11,976 km, 6,466 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 3m 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 Bismarck and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 10.5 hours ahead of Bismarck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to VNS?
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