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RCM to OAI: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,176 mi
9,939 km · 5,367 nm
12h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,176 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from OAI?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,176 miles (9,939 km, 5,367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 35m 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 RCM to OAI?
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