Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GWT to OAI: distance & flight time
Westerland (Westerland Sylt Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
3,162 mi
5,088 km · 2,747 nm
6h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
See live GWT→OAI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
3,162 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 40m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GWT — Westerland Sylt Airport · Westerland, Germany
- 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
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 GWT
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport42 mi away
- SKS · Skrydstrup Air Base42 mi away
- EBJ · Esbjerg Airport43 mi away
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport44 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 GWT from OAI?
The flight distance from Westerland (GWT) to Kabul (OAI) is 3,162 miles (5,088 km, 2,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GWT to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 40m 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 Westerland and Kabul?
Kabul is 2.5 hours ahead of Westerland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GWT to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GWT–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.