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MSL to OAI: distance & flight time
Muscle Shoals (Northwest Alabama Regional Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
7,395 mi
11,902 km · 6,426 nm
14h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,395 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 58m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSL — Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals, 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 MSL
- DCU · Pryor Field Regional Airport38 mi away
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field48 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field53 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport74 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 MSL from OAI?
The flight distance from Muscle Shoals (MSL) to Kabul (OAI) is 7,395 miles (11,902 km, 6,426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 58m 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 Muscle Shoals and Kabul?
Kabul is 9.5 hours ahead of Muscle Shoals.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSL to OAI?
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