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SHL to OAA: distance & flight time
Shillong (Shillong Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
1,481 mi
2,384 km · 1,287 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,481 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
- 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 SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 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 SHL from OAA?
The flight distance from Shillong (SHL) to Shank (OAA) is 1,481 miles (2,384 km, 1,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHL to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 Shillong and Shank?
Shank is 1 hour behind Shillong.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHL to OAA?
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