Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GAJ to KBL: distance & flight time
Yamagata (Yamagata Airport) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
3,861 mi
6,214 km · 3,355 nm
8h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading west
See live GAJ→KBL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,861 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 2m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GAJ — Yamagata Airport · Yamagata, Japan
- KBL — Hamid Karzai International Airport · 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
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 GAJ
- SDJ · Sendai Airport35 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport42 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport75 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport81 mi away
Near KBL
- OAI · Bagram Air Base26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base45 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport67 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GAJ from KBL?
The flight distance from Yamagata (GAJ) to Kabul (KBL) is 3,861 miles (6,214 km, 3,355 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GAJ to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 2m 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 Yamagata and Kabul?
Kabul is 4.5 hours behind Yamagata.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GAJ to KBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GAJ–KBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.