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LYC to OAA: distance & flight time
Lycksele (Lycksele Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
2,971 mi
4,781 km · 2,581 nm
6h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,971 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 17m 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
- LYC — Lycksele Airport · Lycksele, Sweden
- 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 LYC
- SQO · Storuman Airport41 mi away
- VHM · Vilhelmina Airport56 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport70 mi away
- UME · Umeå Airport70 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 LYC from OAA?
The flight distance from Lycksele (LYC) to Shank (OAA) is 2,971 miles (4,781 km, 2,581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYC to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 17m 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 Lycksele and Shank?
Shank is 2.5 hours ahead of Lycksele.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYC to OAA?
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