Plane range from Hamid Karzai International (KBL) – how far can you fly?

Kabul, Afghanistan

IATA Code
KBL
Airport
Hamid Karzai International
Elevation
5,871 ft
Longest runway
11,483 ft
Airliners at MTOW
41 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
11/29 11,483 ft 164 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Kabul. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from KBL

KBL's longest runway, 11/29, is 11,483 ft, and the field sits at 5,871 ft, where an airliner needs about 21% more takeoff run than at sea level.

Of the 55 airliners in PlaneRange, 41 can take off at maximum takeoff weight and 14 can leave with an 80% load but less fuel.

The runway costs the Douglas DC-8-63 the most. It needs 13,501 ft at maximum weight here, so at 80% load it leaves with less fuel and flies 3,021 nm instead of 4,486 nm.

AircraftTakeoff from KBLRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,090 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,497 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,452 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,497 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,814 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 8,258 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,175 ft
8,430 nm
262 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 8,258 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,452 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
EZE
Buenos Aires, 8,258 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,608 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 7,669 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,055 ft
7,966 nm
283 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 7,669 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,814 ft
7,830 nm
341 pax
BOG
Bogotá, 7,669 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,658 ft
7,419 nm
238 pax
AKL
Auckland, 7,277 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,573 ft
7,345 nm
225 pax
AKL
Auckland, 7,277 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,729 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
AKL
Auckland, 7,277 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,658 ft
7,061 nm
407 pax
NAN
Nadi, 6,889 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,573 ft
7,002 nm
270 pax
NAN
Nadi, 6,889 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,778 ft
6,878 nm
291 pax
IAH
Houston, 6,834 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,658 ft
6,610 nm
297 pax
LAS
Las Vegas, 6,558 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,452 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
LAS
Las Vegas, 6,558 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 12,296 ft
6,589 nm
223 pax
LAS
Las Vegas, 6,558 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,247 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
ATL
Atlanta, 6,452 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,452 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
BOS
Boston, 5,697 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,523 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 4,326 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,041 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
RBA
Rabat, 3,669 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,836 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
RBA
Rabat, 3,669 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,438 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
RBA
Rabat, 3,669 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,967 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
RBA
Rabat, 3,669 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,403 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
NRT
Tokyo, 3,412 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,403 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
NRT
Tokyo, 3,412 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,836 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
MAD
Madrid, 3,385 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,474 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
DUB
Dublin, 3,281 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,630 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
DUB
Dublin, 3,281 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,247 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 3,235 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,388 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 3,235 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,247 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
EDI
Edinburgh, 3,155 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,020 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
EDI
Edinburgh, 3,155 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,353 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
MNL
Manila, 3,037 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 13,501 ft
3,021 nm
151 pax
CDG
Paris, 3,005 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,679 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
BRU
Brussels, 2,915 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,041 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
AMS
Amsterdam, 2,896 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,318 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
TUN
Tunis, 2,832 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,885 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
SIN
Singapore, 2,786 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 11,693 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
HAM
Hamburg, 2,704 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,452 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
CPH
Copenhagen, 2,616 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
Weight-limited
Needs 13,622 ft
2,517 nm
88 pax
ARN
Stockholm, 2,487 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,842 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
VIE
Vienna, 2,455 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,559 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
BTS
Bratislava, 2,429 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,184 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
BEG
Belgrade, 2,305 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
ATH
Athens, 2,180 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,238 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
BKK
Bangkok, 2,119 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,032 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
KIV
Chișinău, 1,951 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,818 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
CAI
Cairo, 1,925 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,256 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
MLE
Malé, 1,839 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,878 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
MLE
Malé, 1,839 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,807 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
DAM
Damascus, 1,622 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,389 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
DAM
Damascus, 1,622 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,389 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 1,303 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,701 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
RUH
Riyadh, 1,303 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for KBL's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Khost International Airport, 82 nm from KBL. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from KBL

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from KBL at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

KBL → PPT Papeete, 8,497 nm (15,736 km)
Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-200ER
KBL → EZE Buenos Aires, 8,258 nm (15,294 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-900 and 2 more
KBL → UIO Quito, 8,053 nm (14,915 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-900 and 2 more
KBL → BOG Bogotá, 7,669 nm (14,204 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-900 and 5 more
KBL → MEX Mexico City, 7,497 nm (13,884 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-900 and 5 more

Nearest major airports

DEL New Delhi 541 nm away · 14,534 ft runway KHI Karachi 590 nm away · 11,155 ft runway MCT Muscat 872 nm away · 13,386 ft runway IKA Tehran 889 nm away · 13,258 ft runway DXB Dubai 911 nm away · 14,590 ft runway BOM Mumbai 949 nm away · 11,511 ft runway
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