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UIH to OAI: distance & flight time
Phucat (Phu Cat Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
2,864 mi
4,609 km · 2,489 nm
6h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,864 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- UIH — Phu Cat Airport · Phucat, Vietnam
- 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 UIH
- TBB · Dong Tac Airport66 mi away
- PXU · Pleiku Airport69 mi away
- VCL · Chu Lai International Airport103 mi away
- BMV · Buon Ma Thuot Airport108 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 UIH from OAI?
The flight distance from Phucat (UIH) to Kabul (OAI) is 2,864 miles (4,609 km, 2,489 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UIH to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 5m 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 UIH to OAI?
Nonstop service on UIH–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 6h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Phucat and Kabul?
Kabul is 2.5 hours behind Phucat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UIH to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on UIH–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some UIH to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain UIH–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.