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NAY to OAI: distance & flight time
Beijing (Beijing Nanyuan Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
2,579 mi
4,151 km · 2,241 nm
5h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,579 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NAY — Beijing Nanyuan Airport · Beijing, China
- 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 NAY
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport19 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport23 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport68 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport101 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 NAY from OAI?
The flight distance from Beijing (NAY) to Kabul (OAI) is 2,579 miles (4,151 km, 2,241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NAY to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 31m 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 Beijing and Kabul?
Kabul is 3.5 hours behind Beijing.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NAY to OAI?
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