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LIW to SHY: distance & flight time
Loikaw (Loikaw Airport) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
4,611 mi
7,421 km · 4,007 nm
9h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,611 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 30m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LIW — Loikaw Airport · Loikaw, Burma
- 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 LIW
- HGN · Mae Hong Son Airport56 mi away
- NYT · Naypyidaw Airport66 mi away
- HEH · Heho Airport78 mi away
- PYY · Mae Hong Son Airport83 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 LIW from SHY?
The flight distance from Loikaw (LIW) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 4,611 miles (7,421 km, 4,007 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIW to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 30m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LIW to SHY?
Nonstop service on LIW–SHY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Loikaw and Shinyanga?
Shinyanga is 3.5 hours behind Loikaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LIW to SHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LIW–SHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LIW to SHY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LIW–SHY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.