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ISA to OAI: distance & flight time
Mount Isa (Mount Isa Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
5,991 mi
9,642 km · 5,206 nm
12h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,991 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ISA — Mount Isa Airport · Mount Isa, Australia
- 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 ISA
- CNJ · Cloncurry Airport66 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport144 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 ISA from OAI?
The flight distance from Mount Isa (ISA) to Kabul (OAI) is 5,991 miles (9,642 km, 5,206 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ISA to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 13m 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 Mount Isa and Kabul?
Kabul is 5.5 hours behind Mount Isa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ISA to OAI?
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