Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Samsun, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), Samsun, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,753 miles (or 2,821 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 Samsun-Çarşamba Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SZF / LTFH |
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Location: | Samsun, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'56"N by 36°32'54"E |
Area Served: | Samsun, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZF |
More Information: | SZF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
- 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 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 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U.S.
- As part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy also had based a squadron of Harrier GR7A aircraft at Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support to coalition ground forces replacing USMC AV-8B's.
- With the closure of Camp Julien in Kabul in November 2005, most of the Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan were transferred to Kandahar province.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF):
- In addition to being known as "Samsun-Çarşamba Airport", another name for SZF is "Samsun-Çarşamba Havalimanı".
- Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.
- The closest airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SZF.
- The furthest airport from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,086 miles (17,841 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) currently has only 1 runway.