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JIC to OAA: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
1,871 mi
3,011 km · 1,626 nm
4h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,871 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 8m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from OAA?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Shank (OAA) is 1,871 miles (3,011 km, 1,626 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 8m 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 JIC to OAA?
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