Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR), Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,175 miles (or 11,546 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 Lake County Airport and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort, 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 Lake County Airport and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV |
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Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W |
Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXV |
More Information: | LXV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MZR / OAMS |
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Location: | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'24"N by 67°12'32"E |
Area Served: | Northern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Civilian/Military |
Elevation: | 1282 feet (391 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MZR |
More Information: | MZR Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- At one point, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR):
- Mazar-i-Sharif airport was built in the 1950s by assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, when the Soviets and the Americans were trying to spread their influence in the Middle East and South Asia.
- Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort", another name for MZR is "Mazar-e-Sharif Airport (Mazar-e-Sharif)".
- The closest airport to Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) is Termez Airport (TMJ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of MZR.
- Originally built by engineers from the Soviet Union in the 1950s, the airport serves the Afghan population north of the country.
- The furthest airport from Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.