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CWI to OAI: distance & flight time
Clinton (Clinton Municipal Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,977 mi
11,228 km · 6,063 nm
14h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,977 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 9m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CWI — Clinton Municipal Airport · Clinton, 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 CWI
- MLI · Quad City International Airport28 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport44 mi away
- GBG · Galesburg Municipal Airport62 mi away
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport64 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 CWI from OAI?
The flight distance from Clinton (CWI) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,977 miles (11,228 km, 6,063 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CWI to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 9m 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 CWI to OAI?
Nonstop service on CWI–OAI 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 14h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Clinton and Kabul?
Kabul is 10.5 hours ahead of Clinton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CWI to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CWI–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CWI to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CWI–OAI 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.