# Distance from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Kandahar Airport (KDH)

> 12,965 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,965 km / 8,056 mi / 7,001 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7.5h (When it's 02:24 in Belo Horizonte, it's 09:54 in Kandahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 622 ft (KDH is higher than CNF)

## Airports

### [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCF
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.620000, -43.970000
- Elevation: 2,715 ft

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://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 02:24 in Belo Horizonte, it's 09:54 in Kandahar Airport.
With a 7.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)