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GFL to OAA: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
6,603 mi
10,626 km · 5,738 nm
13h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,603 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from OAA?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Shank (OAA) is 6,603 miles (10,626 km, 5,738 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 25m 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 Queensbury and Shank?
Shank is 8.5 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to OAA?
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