Nonstop flight route between Chaghcharan, Afghanistan and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN), Chaghcharan, Afghanistan and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,621 miles (or 12,266 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 Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر and Rafael Hernández 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 Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCN / OACC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°31'35"N by 65°16'14"E |
Area Served: | Chaghcharan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 7383 feet (2,250 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CCN |
More Information: | CCN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQN / TJBQ |
Airport Name: | Rafael Hernández Airport |
Location: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°29'42"N by 67°7'45"W |
Area Served: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQN |
More Information: | BQN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN):
- The closest airport to Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) NNW of CCN.
- The furthest airport from Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 7,383 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CCN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CCN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر", other names for CCN include "Chakhcharan Airport (Chakhcharan)" and "KDH".
Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):
- In late January 2011, the airport hosted sea level tests for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
- Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
- In the past, the airport has been served by major carriers like Capitol Air, Pan Am, Kiwi International Air Lines, TWA, American Airlines, Delta Connection, to mention a few.
- The passenger terminal was recently upgraded to include air conditioning, more space for modern airline ticket counters and car rental counters.
- In the mid and late 1970s, the Ahrens Aircraft Corporation attempted to set up operations at former USAF industrial facilities at the airport in order to manufacture the Ahrens AR 404 regional airliner, a short takeoff and landing turboprop aircraft, with financial incentives promised by the Puerto Rican government for development.
- The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
- Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2004, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that it would be remodeling and expanding BQN to accommodate more flights and passengers.
- It used to receive domestic commercial flights by Prinair as well as service from JFK International Airport in New York City with Capitol Air, and 707 passenger flights from Miami with Southeast Airlines.
- Since the closure of Ramey AFB in 1974, the airport's control tower had remained standing, but was non-operational, limiting the airport to UNICOM communication as an uncontrolled airport.