Nonstop flight route between Bamyan, Afghanistan and Sitka, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN), Bamyan, Afghanistan and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT), Sitka, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,947 miles (or 9,571 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIN / OABN |
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Location: | Bamyan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'34"N by 67°49'6"E |
Area Served: | Bamyan, Bamyan Province |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 8367 feet (2,550 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from BIN |
More Information: | BIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIT / PASI |
Airport Name: | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport |
Location: | Sitka, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°2'49"N by 135°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Sitka, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIT |
More Information: | SIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN):
- In addition to being known as "Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر", other names for BIN include "Bamiyan Airport (Bamiyan)" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of BIN.
- Because of Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 8,367 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT):
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport resides at elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,611 miles (17,077 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- The airport also has hangars for air traffic control, Civil Air Patrol, and private enterprises.
- Safety hazards include boulders from the causeway washing onto the runway during storms, high winds because of its exposed location, and large flocks of birds that live very close to the airport.
- The closest airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) is Chatham Seaplane Base (CYM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NNE of SIT.
- Because of Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.