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YRL to OAI: distance & flight time
Red Lake (Red Lake Airport) → Kabul (Bagram Air Base)
6,405 mi
10,308 km · 5,566 nm
13h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,405 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 2m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRL — Red Lake Airport · Red 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 YRL
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport53 mi away
- YHP · Poplar Hill Airport75 mi away
- YQK · Kenora Airport92 mi away
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport96 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 YRL from OAI?
The flight distance from Red Lake (YRL) to Kabul (OAI) is 6,405 miles (10,308 km, 5,566 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRL to OAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 2m 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 YRL to OAI?
Nonstop service on YRL–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 13h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Red Lake and Kabul?
Kabul is 9.5 hours ahead of Red Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRL to OAI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRL–OAI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YRL to OAI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YRL–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.