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OAI to ESS: distance & flight time
Kabul (Bagram Air Base) → Essen (Essen Mulheim Airport)
3,230 mi
5,199 km · 2,807 nm
6h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,230 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
- ESS — Essen Mulheim Airport · Essen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ESS
- DUS · Düsseldorf Airport11 mi away
- MGL · Mönchengladbach Airport22 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport30 mi away
- NRN · Weeze Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAI from ESS?
The flight distance from Kabul (OAI) to Essen (ESS) is 3,230 miles (5,199 km, 2,807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAI to ESS?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 48m 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 Kabul and Essen?
Essen is 2.5 hours behind Kabul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAI to ESS?
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