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YQT to OAI: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,531 mi
10,510 km · 5,675 nm
13h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,531 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 16m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from OAI?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,531 miles (10,510 km, 5,675 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 16m 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 Thunder Bay and Kabul?
Kabul is 8.5 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to OAI?
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