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KCT to VNS: distance & flight time
Koggala (Koggala Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
1,355 mi
2,181 km · 1,177 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,355 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, Sri Lanka
- 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 KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 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 KCT from VNS?
The flight distance from Koggala (KCT) to Varanasi (VNS) is 1,355 miles (2,181 km, 1,177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KCT to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 KCT to VNS?
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