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SFT to OAA: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
2,908 mi
4,679 km · 2,527 nm
6h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,908 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from OAA?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Shank (OAA) is 2,908 miles (4,679 km, 2,527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 10m 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 Skelleftea and Shank?
Shank is 2.5 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to OAA?
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