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LDE to OAA: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
3,681 mi
5,925 km · 3,199 nm
7h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,681 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from OAA?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Shank (OAA) is 3,681 miles (5,925 km, 3,199 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 41m 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 Tarbes and Shank?
Shank is 2.5 hours ahead of Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to OAA?
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