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SHY to POL: distance & flight time
Shinyanga (Shinyanga Airport) → Pemba (Pemba Airport)
806 mi
1,298 km · 701 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
806 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SHY — Shinyanga Airport · Shinyanga, Tanzania
- POL — Pemba Airport · Pemba, Mozambique
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 POL
- MNC · Nacala Airport104 mi away
- MUD · Mueda Airport112 mi away
- MZB · Mocímboa da Praia Airport113 mi away
- LFB · Lumbo Airport141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SHY from POL?
The flight distance from Shinyanga (SHY) to Pemba (POL) is 806 miles (1,298 km, 701 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHY to POL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SHY to POL?
Nonstop service on SHY–POL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Shinyanga and Pemba?
Pemba is 1 hour behind Shinyanga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SHY to POL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SHY–POL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SHY to POL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SHY–POL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.