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PUF to OAA: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
3,698 mi
5,951 km · 3,213 nm
7h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,698 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 43m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from OAA?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Shank (OAA) is 3,698 miles (5,951 km, 3,213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 43m 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 Pau and Shank?
Shank is 2.5 hours ahead of Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to OAA?
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