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MDH to OAI: distance & flight time
Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
7,227 mi
11,630 km · 6,280 nm
14h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,227 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 38m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica 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 MDH from OAI?
The flight distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to Kabul (OAI) is 7,227 miles (11,630 km, 6,280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDH to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 cheapest way to fly from MDH to OAI?
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