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GOP to OAA: distance & flight time
Gorakhpur (Gorakhpur Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
989 mi
1,592 km · 859 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
989 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GOP — Gorakhpur Airport · Gorakhpur, India
- 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 GOP
- BWA · Gautam Buddha Airport53 mi away
- MEY · Meghauli Airport75 mi away
- BHR · Bharatpur Airport88 mi away
- VNS · Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport96 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 GOP from OAA?
The flight distance from Gorakhpur (GOP) to Shank (OAA) is 989 miles (1,592 km, 859 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GOP to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 GOP to OAA?
Nonstop service on GOP–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 2h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gorakhpur and Shank?
Shank is 1 hour behind Gorakhpur.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GOP to OAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GOP–OAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GOP to OAA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GOP–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.