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PAD to KBL: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Kabul (Hamid Karzai International Airport)
3,172 mi
5,105 km · 2,757 nm
6h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,172 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 41m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from KBL?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Kabul (KBL) is 3,172 miles (5,105 km, 2,757 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to KBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 41m 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 Paderborn and Kabul?
Kabul is 2.5 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to KBL?
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