Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ), Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,786 miles (or 2,875 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 Gelendzhik 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: | GDZ / URKG |
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Location: | Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°34'20"N by 38°0'33"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 88 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDZ |
More Information: | GDZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- 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 airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- 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 International Airport is located 16 kilometers from the city center of Kabul in Afghanistan.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kabul Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Kabul Airport in 2009
Facts about Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ):
- The closest airport to Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) is Anapa Airport (AAQ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of GDZ.
- The furthest airport from Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Gelendzhik Airport's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Gelendzhik 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 addition to being known as "Gelendzhik Airport", another name for GDZ is "Аэропорт Геленджик".