# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Kabul (KBL)

> 4,256 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,256 km / 2,645 mi / 2,298 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1.5h (When it's 23:05 in Helsinki, it's 00:35 in Kabul)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,698 ft (KBL is higher than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 ft

### [Kabul International Airport (KBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbl-kabul-kabul-international-airport/1ef266df-78b8-68e2-82ca-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabul, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKB
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.570000, 69.210000
- Elevation: 5,877 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 23:05 in Helsinki, it's 00:35 in Kabul.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kabul International Airport (KBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbl-kabul-kabul-international-airport/1ef266df-78b8-68e2-82ca-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)