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OAA to IXL: distance & flight time
Shank (Shank Air Base) → Leh (Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport)
485 mi
781 km · 421 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
485 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
- IXL — Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport · Leh, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OAA
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport45 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport47 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport57 mi away
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip57 mi away
Near IXL
- KDU · Skardu Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAA from IXL?
The flight distance from Shank (OAA) to Leh (IXL) is 485 miles (781 km, 421 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAA to IXL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 OAA to IXL?
Nonstop service on OAA–IXL 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shank and Leh?
Leh is 1 hour ahead of Shank.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAA to IXL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OAA–IXL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OAA to IXL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OAA–IXL 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.