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HTL to OAI: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,718 mi
10,812 km · 5,838 nm
13h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,718 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 38m 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
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, 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 HTL
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport29 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport45 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport52 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport62 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 HTL from OAI?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,718 miles (10,812 km, 5,838 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 38m 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 Houghton Lake and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to OAI?
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