Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Bangalore, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,569 miles (or 2,525 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 relatively short distance between Kabul International Airport and Kempegowda International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLR / VOBL |
Airport Name: | Kempegowda International Airport |
Location: | Bangalore, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E |
Area Served: | Bangalore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3002 feet (915 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLR |
More Information: | BLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
- Passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010 or 300 per day.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Kabul Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- 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.
Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):
- The airport was later expanded in 2012, to provide for more passengers and aircraft.
- The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
- The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport has 38 gates, 20 aero-bridges, including three double arm, and 18 remote bus bays.
- In January 2012, BIAL announced that the airport would remain fully closed to all flight operations from 11 March until 3 April 2012 between 10:30 and 17:30 IST during which the top layer of its only runway was completely replaced.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the airport is 40 kilometres outside the city, a new high-speed rail link has been approved to connect it to the city.
- Kempegowda International Airport was expected to be inaugurated on 30 March 2008, but due to delays in air traffic control services, it was finally inaugurated on 23 May 2008 just before midnight when a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai landed.