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HFT to VNS: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
3,872 mi
6,232 km · 3,365 nm
8h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,872 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 4m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- 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 HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 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 HFT from VNS?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Varanasi (VNS) is 3,872 miles (6,232 km, 3,365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 4m 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 Hammerfest and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 3.5 hours ahead of Hammerfest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to VNS?
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