Nonstop flight route between Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland and Khwahan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML), Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland and Khwahan Airport (KWH), Khwahan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,133 miles (or 5,042 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 Emmen Swiss Air Base and Khwahan 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 Emmen Swiss Air Base and Khwahan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EML / LSME |
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Location: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°5'31"N by 8°18'3"E |
Area Served: | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland |
Airport Type: | Military |
View all routes: | Routes from EML |
More Information: | EML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWH / OAHN |
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Location: | Khwahan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°53'24"N by 70°12'13"E |
Area Served: | Khwahan |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3412 feet (1,040 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWH |
More Information: | KWH Maps & Info |
Facts about Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML):
- The closest airport to Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Zurich Airport (ZRH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of EML.
- In addition to being known as "Emmen Swiss Air Base", another name for EML is "Flugplatzkommando Emmen".
- The furthest airport from Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Emmen Swiss Air Base (meaning Emmen Swiss Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,113 miles (19,495 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Khwahan Airport (KWH):
- In addition to being known as "Khwahan Airport", another name for KWH is "Khwahan Airport (Khwahan)".
- The furthest airport from Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Darwaz Airport (DAZ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of KWH.
- Khwahan Airport (KWH) currently has only 1 runway.