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PMA to SHY: distance & flight time
Pemba (Pemba Airport) → Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport)
449 mi
723 km · 390 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
449 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PMA — Pemba Airport · Pemba, Tanzania
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PMA
- TGT · Tanga Airport52 mi away
- UKA · Ukunda Airstrip69 mi away
- ZNZ · Abeid Amani Karume International Airport78 mi away
- MBA · Mombasa Moi International Airport86 mi away
Near SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PMA from SHY?
The flight distance from Pemba (PMA) to Shinyanga (SHY) is 449 miles (723 km, 390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PMA to SHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 PMA to SHY?
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