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HEA to KBL: distance & flight time
Herat (Herat Airport) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
399 mi
642 km · 347 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
399 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
- KBL — Hamid Karzai International Airport · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HEA
- OAH · Shindand Airport57 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport127 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 HEA from KBL?
The flight distance from Herat (HEA) to Kabul (KBL) is 399 miles (642 km, 347 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEA to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 HEA to KBL?
Nonstop service on HEA–KBL 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEA to KBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEA–KBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEA to KBL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEA–KBL 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.