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GAY to SHL: distance & flight time
Gaya (Gaya Airport) → Shillong (Shillong Airport)
444 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
444 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- GAY — Gaya Airport · Gaya, India
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GAY
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport59 mi away
- MZU · Muzaffarpur Airport98 mi away
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport102 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport112 mi away
Near SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GAY from SHL?
The flight distance from Gaya (GAY) to Shillong (SHL) is 444 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAY to SHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 GAY to SHL?
Nonstop service on GAY–SHL 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 26m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAY to SHL?
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Why are some GAY to SHL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GAY–SHL 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.