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PVL to OAI: distance & flight time
Pikeville (Pike County-Hatcher Field) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
7,111 mi
11,444 km · 6,179 nm
14h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,111 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 25m 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
- PVL — Pike County-Hatcher Field · Pikeville, 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
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Near PVL
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field56 mi away
- TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport76 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport77 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport77 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 PVL from OAI?
The flight distance from Pikeville (PVL) to Kabul (OAI) is 7,111 miles (11,444 km, 6,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PVL to OAI?
Nonstop service on PVL–OAI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 14h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Pikeville and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Pikeville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVL to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVL–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PVL to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PVL–OAI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.