# Distance from Buenos Aires (AEP) to Kandahar Airport (KDH)

> 14,875 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,875 km / 9,243 mi / 8,032 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Argentina) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7.5h (When it's 02:48 in Buenos Aires, it's 10:18 in Kandahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,319 ft (KDH is higher than AEP)

## Airports

### [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- ICAO: SABE
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
- Coordinates: -34.560000, -58.420000
- Elevation: 18 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 02:48 in Buenos Aires, it's 10:18 in Kandahar Airport.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jorge Newbery Airpark (AEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aep-buenos-aires-jorge-newbery-airpark/1ef266df-90fd-6222-98d7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)