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PBF to OAA: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
7,574 mi
12,189 km · 6,581 nm
15h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,574 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, United States
- 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from OAA?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Shank (OAA) is 7,574 miles (12,189 km, 6,581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 19m 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 Pine Bluff and Shank?
Shank is 9.5 hours ahead of Pine Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PBF to OAA?
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