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AXF to OAI: distance & flight time
Alxa Left Banner (Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
2,012 mi
3,238 km · 1,749 nm
4h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,012 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 25m 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
- AXF — Alxa Left Banner Bayanhot Airport · Alxa Left Banner, China
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AXF
- ZHY · Zhongwei Shapotou Airport85 mi away
- WUA · Wuhai Airport97 mi away
Near OAI
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base72 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport80 mi away
- BIN · Bamiyan Airport83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AXF from OAI?
The flight distance from Alxa Left Banner (AXF) to Kabul (OAI) is 2,012 miles (3,238 km, 1,749 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AXF to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 25m 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 AXF to OAI?
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