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GLD to OAA: distance & flight time
Goodland (Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
7,339 mi
11,810 km · 6,377 nm
14h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,339 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 51m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GLD — Renner Field-Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GLD
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport82 mi away
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport98 mi away
- LAA · Lamar Municipal Airport105 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport113 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 GLD from OAA?
The flight distance from Goodland (GLD) to Shank (OAA) is 7,339 miles (11,810 km, 6,377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLD to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 51m 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 GLD to OAA?
Nonstop service on GLD–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 14h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Goodland and Shank?
Shank is 11.5 hours ahead of Goodland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GLD to OAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GLD–OAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GLD to OAA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GLD–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.