Nonstop flight route between Gällivare, Sweden and Kabul, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gällivare Airport (GEV), Gällivare, Sweden and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,949 miles (or 4,745 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 Gällivare Airport and Kabul International 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 Gällivare Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GEV / ESNG |
Airport Name: | Gällivare Airport |
Location: | Gällivare, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 67°7'59"N by 20°48'43"E |
Area Served: | Gällivare and Malmberget |
Operator/Owner: | Gällivare Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1027 feet (313 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GEV |
More Information: | GEV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB |
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Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E |
Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBL |
More Information: | KBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Gällivare Airport (GEV):
- Gällivare Airport (GEV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,703 miles (17,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Kiruna Airport (KRN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of GEV.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep.
- The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.