Hamid Karzai International Airport security wait times

~30 min through security at KBL, from our airport directory. Early mornings and holiday weekends run longer.

Budget that on top of check-in or bag drop and the walk to your gate. For your exact leave-home time, enter your flight above: the plan uses the live wait when there is one.

Arrive 3–4 hours before departure. The airport's own pages say 3 or 4 hours for international flights; expect several document checks.