Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
POB to OAI: distance & flight time
Fort Bragg (Pope Field) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
7,178 mi
11,552 km · 6,237 nm
14h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live POB→OAI fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,178 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POB — Pope Field · Fort Bragg, United States
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near POB
- FBG · Simmons Army Air Field5 mi away
- FAY · Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field15 mi away
- SOP · Moore County Airport22 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport39 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 POB from OAI?
The flight distance from Fort Bragg (POB) to Kabul (OAI) is 7,178 miles (11,552 km, 6,237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POB to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 time difference between Fort Bragg and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Fort Bragg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POB to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POB–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.