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FAH to OAA: distance & flight time
Farah (Farah Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
413 mi
665 km · 359 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
413 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FAH — Farah Airport · Farah, Afghanistan
- 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 FAH
- OAH · Shindand Airport71 mi away
- ACZ · Zabol Airport95 mi away
- ZAJ · Zaranj Airport98 mi away
- OAZ · Camp Bastion Airport124 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 FAH from OAA?
The flight distance from Farah (FAH) to Shank (OAA) is 413 miles (665 km, 359 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAH to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FAH to OAA?
Nonstop service on FAH–OAA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FAH to OAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FAH–OAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FAH to OAA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FAH–OAA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.