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ESC to OAI: distance & flight time
Escanaba (Delta County Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,671 mi
10,736 km · 5,797 nm
13h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,671 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ESC — Delta County Airport · Escanaba, 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.
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Near ESC
- MQT · Sawyer International Airport46 mi away
- MNM · Menominee Regional Airport49 mi away
- IMT · Ford Airport50 mi away
- GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport99 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 ESC from OAI?
The flight distance from Escanaba (ESC) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,671 miles (10,736 km, 5,797 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESC to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 33m 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 ESC to OAI?
Nonstop service on ESC–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 13h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Escanaba and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Escanaba.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ESC to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on ESC–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some ESC to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ESC–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.