# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Kandahar Airport (KDH)

> 10,590 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,590 km / 6,581 mi / 5,718 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 14:25 in Adelaide, it's 09:25 in Kandahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,317 ft (KDH is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.510000, 65.850000
- Elevation: 3,337 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:25 in Adelaide, it's 09:25 in Kandahar Airport.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)