Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC), Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,661 miles (or 13,938 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 Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves 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 Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFC / SBCD |
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Location: | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°47'22"S by 50°56'21"W |
Area Served: | Caçador |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3376 feet (1,029 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFC |
More Information: | CFC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The 2009 surge in NATO operations in southern Afghanistan pushed the number of aircraft operations at the base from 1,700 to 5,000 flights a week.
- Coalition presence increases
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Since the airport was designed as a military base, it is likely that the United States intended to use it in case there was a show-down of war between the United States and former USSR.
- 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 Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
Facts about Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC):
- The furthest airport from Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (meaning Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- The closest airport to Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) is Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of CFC.
- Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport", another name for CFC is "Aeroporto Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves".