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ILU to SHY: distance & flight time
Kilaguni (Kilaguni Airport) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
318 mi
512 km · 277 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
318 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ILU — Kilaguni Airport · Kilaguni, Kenya
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ILU
- ASV · Amboseli Airport59 mi away
- QSI · Moshi Airport60 mi away
- JRO · Kilimanjaro International Airport77 mi away
- ARK · Arusha Airport104 mi away
Near SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ILU from SHY?
The flight distance from Kilaguni (ILU) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 318 miles (512 km, 277 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ILU to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 ILU to SHY?
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