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PAD to OAI: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
3,157 mi
5,081 km · 2,744 nm
6h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,157 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 39m 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
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · 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 OAI
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base72 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport80 mi away
- BIN · Bamiyan Airport83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from OAI?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Kabul (OAI) is 3,157 miles (5,081 km, 2,744 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 39m 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 OAI?
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