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OBC to ASA: distance & flight time
Obock (Obock Airport) → Assab (Assab International Airport)
87 mi
140 km · 76 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
87 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- OBC — Obock Airport · Obock, Djibouti
- ASA — Assab International Airport · Assab, Eritrea
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OBC
- TDJ · Tadjoura Airport27 mi away
- JIB · Djibouti-Ambouli Airport30 mi away
- ASA · Assab International Airport87 mi away
- TAI · Ta'izz International Airport133 mi away
Near ASA
- OBC · Obock Airport87 mi away
- TDJ · Tadjoura Airport91 mi away
- TAI · Ta'izz International Airport109 mi away
- JIB · Djibouti-Ambouli Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OBC from ASA?
The flight distance from Obock (OBC) to Assab (ASA) is 87 miles (140 km, 76 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OBC to ASA?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 cheapest way to fly from OBC to ASA?
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