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DCU to OAA: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
7,451 mi
11,991 km · 6,475 nm
15h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,451 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 5m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near OAA
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport45 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport47 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport57 mi away
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from OAA?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Shank (OAA) is 7,451 miles (11,991 km, 6,475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 5m 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 DCU to OAA?
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