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OAA to KBL: distance & flight time
Shank (Shank Air Base) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
45 mi
73 km · 39 nm
35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
45 miles nonstop takes roughly 35m 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
- OAA — Shank Air Base · Shank, Afghanistan
- KBL — Hamid Karzai International Airport · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OAA
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport45 mi away
- GZI · Ghazni Airport47 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport57 mi away
- OAS · Sharana Airstrip57 mi away
Near KBL
- OAI · Bagram Air Base26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base45 mi away
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport67 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAA from KBL?
The flight distance from Shank (OAA) to Kabul (KBL) is 45 miles (73 km, 39 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAA to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 35m 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 OAA to KBL?
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