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OAA to UET: distance & flight time
Shank (Shank Air Base) → Quetta (Quetta International Airport)
283 mi
455 km · 246 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
283 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
- UET — Quetta International Airport · Quetta, Pakistan
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 UET
- KDH · Kandahar Airport108 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAA from UET?
The flight distance from Shank (OAA) to Quetta (UET) is 283 miles (455 km, 246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAA to UET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 UET?
Nonstop service on OAA–UET 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 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shank and Quetta?
Quetta is 0.5 hours ahead of Shank.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAA to UET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OAA–UET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OAA to UET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OAA–UET 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.