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GBA to OAA: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
3,650 mi
5,874 km · 3,172 nm
7h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,650 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 37m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from OAA?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Shank (OAA) is 3,650 miles (5,874 km, 3,172 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 37m 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 Pailton and Shank?
Shank is 3.5 hours ahead of Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to OAA?
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