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LYS to OAI: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
3,368 mi
5,421 km · 2,927 nm
7h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,368 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 4m 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- 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 LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 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 LYS from OAI?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Kabul (OAI) is 3,368 miles (5,421 km, 2,927 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 4m 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 Lyon and Kabul?
Kabul is 2.5 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to OAI?
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