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SHY to GID: distance & flight time
Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport) → Gitega (Gitega Airport)
248 mi
399 km · 216 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
248 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
- GID — Gitega Airport · Gitega, Burundi
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SHY
- MWZ · Mwanza Airport90 mi away
- GIT · Mchauru Airport107 mi away
- TBO · Tabora Airport111 mi away
- SEU · Seronera Airport121 mi away
Near GID
- BJM · Bujumbura International Airport41 mi away
- KME · Kamembe Airport96 mi away
- KGL · Kigali International Airport101 mi away
- TKQ · Kigoma Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHY from GID?
The flight distance from Shinyanga (SHY) to Gitega (GID) is 248 miles (399 km, 216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHY to GID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 SHY to GID?
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