Distance from Herāt to Cairns

The distance between Herāt, Afghanistan and Cairns, Australia is 10,486 kilometers (6,516 miles).

Herāt, Herat, Afghanistan

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

From Herāt to Cairns, the straight-line distance is 10,486 kilometers, heading east. Herāt is situated at an altitude of 927 meters above sea level, while Cairns is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Herāt, Afghanistan

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kabul

Coordinates: 34.3482° N 62.1997° E

Elevation: 927 m (3,041 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Herat Airport (HEA)
  • Shindand Airport (OAH)
  • Qala i Naw Airport (LQN)
  • Farah Airport (FAH)
  • Sarakhs Airport (CKT)
Cairns, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Brisbane

Coordinates: 16.9237° S 145.7661° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Cairns International Airport (CNS)
  • Mareeba Airport (MRG)
  • Innisfail Airport (IFL)
  • Cooktown Airport (CTN)
  • Palm Island Airport (PMK)

Other distances from Herāt

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Herāt to Kabul 641 km
From Herāt to Mazār-e Sharīf 517 km
From Herāt to Kandahār 447 km
From Herāt to Kunduz 659 km
From Herāt to Ghazni 582 km

Other distances from Cairns

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Cairns to Sydney 1,954 km
From Cairns to Melbourne 2,316 km
From Cairns to Brisbane 1,386 km
From Cairns to Perth 3,442 km
From Cairns to Canberra 2,061 km

Cities within similar distances

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Gibraltar, Gibraltar Seoul, South Korea 10,486 km
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Brussels, Belgium Porto Alegre, Brazil 10,487 km
Beijing, China Laval, Canada 10,483 km
Winnipeg, Canada Mar del Plata, Argentina 10,483 km
Vancouver, Canada Asunción, Paraguay 10,489 km
Cairo, Egypt Tampa, United States 10,490 km
San Jose, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 10,490 km
Brasília, Brazil Minsk, Belarus 10,490 km
Morelia, Mexico Budapest, Hungary 10,481 km
Auckland, New Zealand Chengdu, China 10,491 km
Phoenix, United States Beijing, China 10,481 km
Montréal, Canada Beijing, China 10,491 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Seoul, South Korea 10,481 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Baltimore, United States 10,480 km

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