Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YSU to OAA: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Shank (Shank Air Base)
6,159 mi
9,911 km · 5,352 nm
12h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live YSU→OAA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,159 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, Canada
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 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 YSU from OAA?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Shank (OAA) is 6,159 miles (9,911 km, 5,352 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to OAA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 33m 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 Summerside and Shank?
Shank is 7.5 hours ahead of Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to OAA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSU–OAA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.