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GFL to VNS: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
7,454 mi
11,996 km · 6,478 nm
15h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,454 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, United States
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GFL from VNS?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Varanasi (VNS) is 7,454 miles (11,996 km, 6,478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to VNS?
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 time difference between Queensbury and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 9.5 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to VNS?
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