Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Kaliningrad, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Khrabrovo Airport (KGD), Kaliningrad, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,723 miles (or 4,382 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 Khrabrovo 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 Khrabrovo 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: | KGD / UMKK |
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Location: | Kaliningrad, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°53'24"N by 20°35'33"E |
Area Served: | Kaliningrad |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGD |
More Information: | KGD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- 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.
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.
- 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.
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- 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.
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
Facts about Khrabrovo Airport (KGD):
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Khrabrovo Airport", another name for KGD is "Аэропорт Храброво".
- The closest airport to Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) is Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNE of KGD.
- Because of Khrabrovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Khrabrovo 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 furthest airport from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,358 miles (18,279 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.