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GZI to VNS: distance & flight time
Ghazni (Ghazni Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
1,031 mi
1,659 km · 896 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,031 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GZI — Ghazni Airport · Ghazni, Afghanistan
- 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 GZI
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip37 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base47 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport85 mi away
- KHT · Khost Airport90 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 GZI from VNS?
The flight distance from Ghazni (GZI) to Varanasi (VNS) is 1,031 miles (1,659 km, 896 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GZI to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 cheapest way to fly from GZI to VNS?
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