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KTL to SHY: distance & flight time
Kitale (Kitale Airport) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
332 mi
534 km · 289 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
332 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- KTL — Kitale Airport · Kitale, 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 KTL
- EDL · Eldoret International Airport44 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport50 mi away
- KIS · Kisumu Airport75 mi away
- KEY · Kericho Airport96 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 KTL from SHY?
The flight distance from Kitale (KTL) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 332 miles (534 km, 289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KTL to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 KTL to SHY?
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