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HEA to PAJ: distance & flight time
Herat (Herat Airport) → Parachinar (Parachinar Airport)
449 mi
723 km · 390 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
449 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
- PAJ — Parachinar Airport · Parachinar, Pakistan
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 PAJ
- KHT · Khost Airport40 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport42 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base57 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HEA from PAJ?
The flight distance from Herat (HEA) to Parachinar (PAJ) is 449 miles (723 km, 390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEA to PAJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 PAJ?
Nonstop service on HEA–PAJ 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Herat and Parachinar?
Parachinar is 0.5 hours ahead of Herat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEA to PAJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HEA–PAJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HEA to PAJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HEA–PAJ 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.