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YKX to OAI: distance & flight time
Kirkland Lake (Kirkland Lake Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,386 mi
10,277 km · 5,549 nm
12h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,386 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 59m 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
- YKX — Kirkland Lake Airport · Kirkland 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 YKX
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport36 mi away
- YUY · Rouyn Noranda Airport53 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power69 mi away
- YCN · Cochrane Airport78 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 YKX from OAI?
The flight distance from Kirkland Lake (YKX) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,386 miles (10,277 km, 5,549 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKX to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 59m 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 Kirkland Lake and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Kirkland Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YKX to OAI?
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