Nonstop flight route between Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntingburg Airport (HNB), Huntingburg, Indiana, United States and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,309 miles (or 11,763 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 Huntingburg 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 Huntingburg 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: | HNB / KHNB |
Airport Name: | Huntingburg Airport |
Location: | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°14'56"N by 86°57'12"W |
Area Served: | Huntingburg, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Dubois County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 529 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HNB |
More Information: | HNB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Huntingburg Airport (HNB):
- The furthest airport from Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,173 miles (17,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Huntingburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 529 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntingburg 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.
- Huntingburg Airport (HNB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Huntingburg Airport (HNB) is French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NE of HNB.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Coalition presence increases
- The airport came into the public eye during the tense drama that was played out when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, who hijacked and landed Indian Airlines Flight 814 on the airfield in December 1999, ordered the Government of India to ensure the release and safe-passage of three alleged Pakistani terrorists in return for letting the occupants of the passenger plane leave without harm.
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
- With the closure of Camp Julien in Kabul in November 2005, most of the Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan were transferred to Kandahar province.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U.S.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.