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OAI to UAS: distance & flight time
Kabul (Bagram Air Base) → Samburu South (Buffalo Spring)
3,135 mi
5,046 km · 2,724 nm
6h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1.5h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
3,135 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 37m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
- UAS — Buffalo Spring · Samburu South, Kenya
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 UAS
- JJM · Mulika Lodge Airport52 mi away
- NYK · Nanyuki Airport53 mi away
- NYE · Nyeri Airport73 mi away
- NBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport135 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAI from UAS?
The flight distance from Kabul (OAI) to Samburu South (UAS) is 3,135 miles (5,046 km, 2,724 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAI to UAS?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 37m 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 Samburu South?
Samburu South is 1.5 hours behind Kabul.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAI to UAS?
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