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CLE to OAI: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,852 mi
11,027 km · 5,954 nm
13h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,852 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 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 CLE from OAI?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,852 miles (11,027 km, 5,954 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 54m 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 Cleveland and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Cleveland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to OAI?
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