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YSQ to OAA: distance & flight time
Songyuan (Songyuan Chaganhu Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
2,996 mi
4,821 km · 2,603 nm
6h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,996 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 20m 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
- YSQ — Songyuan Chaganhu Airport · Songyuan, China
- 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 YSQ
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport84 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport95 mi away
- DQA · Saertu Airport128 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 YSQ from OAA?
The flight distance from Songyuan (YSQ) to Shank (OAA) is 2,996 miles (4,821 km, 2,603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSQ to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 20m 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 YSQ to OAA?
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