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YEL to OAI: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,552 mi
10,545 km · 5,694 nm
13h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,552 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 19m 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from OAI?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,552 miles (10,545 km, 5,694 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 19m 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 ELLIOT LAKE and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of ELLIOT LAKE.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to OAI?
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