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WKF to OEL: distance & flight time
Waterkloof (Waterkloof Air Force Base) → Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport)
5,462 mi
8,791 km · 4,747 nm
11h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,462 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 11m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- WKF — Waterkloof Air Force Base · Waterkloof, South Africa
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near WKF
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport12 mi away
- PRY · Wonderboom Airport12 mi away
- HLA · Lanseria Airport20 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport21 mi away
Near OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WKF from OEL?
The flight distance from Waterkloof (WKF) to Oakley (OEL) is 5,462 miles (8,791 km, 4,747 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WKF to OEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 11m 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 WKF to OEL?
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