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OAI to KBL: distance & flight time
Kabul (Bagram Air Base) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
26 mi
43 km · 23 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
26 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, 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 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 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 OAI from KBL?
The flight distance from Kabul (OAI) to Kabul (KBL) is 26 miles (43 km, 23 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAI to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m 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 OAI to KBL?
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