# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Zaranj (ZAJ)

> 5,371 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,371 km / 3,338 mi / 2,900 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 11:04 in Algiers, it's 14:34 in Zaranj)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,490 ft (ZAJ is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Zaranj Airport (ZAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zaj-zaranj-zaranj-airport/1ef266df-7901-6aa6-b755-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zaranj, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAZJ
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 30.970000, 61.870000
- Elevation: 1,572 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:04 in Algiers, it's 14:34 in Zaranj.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zaranj Airport (ZAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zaj-zaranj-zaranj-airport/1ef266df-7901-6aa6-b755-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)