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JHQ to JAA: distance & flight time
Shute Harbour (Shute Harbour Airport) → Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport)
6,370 mi
10,251 km · 5,535 nm
12h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,370 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JHQ — Shute Harbour Airport · Shute Harbour, Australia
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JHQ
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 mi away
Near JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JHQ from JAA?
The flight distance from Shute Harbour (JHQ) to Jalalabad (JAA) is 6,370 miles (10,251 km, 5,535 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JHQ to JAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 57m 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 Shute Harbour and Jalalabad?
Jalalabad is 5.5 hours behind Shute Harbour.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JHQ to JAA?
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