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OEL to XIJ: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Ahmed Al Jaber AB (Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base)
1,763 mi
2,838 km · 1,532 nm
3h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,763 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 55m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, United States
- XIJ — Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 mi away
Near XIJ
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport103 mi away
- AQI · Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport109 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OEL from XIJ?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ) is 1,763 miles (2,838 km, 1,532 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to XIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 55m 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 OEL to XIJ?
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