Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Walvis Bay, Namibia:
Departure Airport:
(34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(22°58'46"S by 14°38'43"E)
Distance from KBL to WVB:
5,348.29 miles (8,607.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Walvis Bay Airport (WVB), Walvis Bay, Namibia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,348 miles (or 8,607 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 Kabul International Airport and Walvis Bay 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 Kabul International Airport and Walvis Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | WVB / FYWB |
| Airport Name: | Walvis Bay Airport |
| Location: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°58'46"S by 14°38'43"E |
| Area Served: | Walvis Bay, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 299 feet (91 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WVB |
| More Information: | WVB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010 or 300 per day.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- 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.
Facts about Walvis Bay Airport (WVB):
- The furthest airport from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Walvis Bay Airport (meaning Walvis Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,075 miles (19,433 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Walvis Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Walvis Bay 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.
- The closest airport to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) is Arandis Airport (ADI), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNE of WVB.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.45 miles (42.57 km) N | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 64.68 miles (104.10 km) S | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) E | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.96 miles (130.29 km) WNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) SSW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 92.12 miles (148.26 km) SSW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) SSE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 132.98 miles (214.01 km) NE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 133.44 miles (214.74 km) SE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) ESE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 146.03 miles (235.02 km) N | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 153.40 miles (246.87 km) N | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 171.94 miles (276.71 km) ENE | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 185.83 miles (299.06 km) NW | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 191.14 miles (307.61 km) NNE | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,919.07 miles (19,181.84 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,782.71 miles (17,353.05 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,497.85 miles (16,894.62 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,472.87 miles (16,854.41 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,426.13 miles (16,779.18 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,383.31 miles (16,710.27 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,380.46 miles (16,705.69 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,377.94 miles (16,701.63 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,347.79 miles (16,653.11 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,346.41 miles (16,650.90 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,346.00 miles (16,650.24 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,345.52 miles (16,649.45 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,327.44 miles (16,620.37 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,324.34 miles (16,615.38 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,318.04 miles (16,605.23 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.64 miles (67.01 km) NNE | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 2 | 157.18 miles (252.96 km) E | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 3 | 182.73 miles (294.07 km) E | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 4 | 258.91 miles (416.67 km) S | Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Luderitz, Namibia | |
| 5 | 278.02 miles (447.43 km) E | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 6 | 296.80 miles (477.65 km) NNE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 7 | 323.35 miles (520.38 km) NE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 8 | 328.28 miles (528.31 km) SE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 9 | 403.94 miles (650.07 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa | |
| 10 | 430.57 miles (692.93 km) N | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 11 | 432.24 miles (695.62 km) SE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 12 | 456.05 miles (733.94 km) E | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 13 | 456.83 miles (735.20 km) E | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 477.75 miles (768.85 km) NE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 15 | 487.30 miles (784.23 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,075.20 miles (19,433.09 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,061.97 miles (19,411.82 km) W | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,056.14 miles (19,402.43 km) W | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,046.55 miles (19,386.99 km) W | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,969.13 miles (19,262.39 km) W | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,957.75 miles (19,244.09 km) W | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,956.57 miles (19,242.19 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,947.59 miles (19,227.74 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,947.59 miles (19,227.74 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,926.69 miles (19,194.10 km) NNE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 11 | 11,893.24 miles (19,140.26 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,886.61 miles (19,129.59 km) W | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,877.21 miles (19,114.46 km) WNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,863.45 miles (19,092.32 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,847.18 miles (19,066.14 km) WNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |