Nonstop flight route between Malang, East Java, Indonesia and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), Malang, East Java, Indonesia and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,098 miles (or 6,595 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 Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLG / WARA |
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Location: | Malang, East Java, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°55'35"S by 112°42'51"E |
Area Served: | Malang |
Operator/Owner: | Government of East Java Province |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1726 feet (526 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLG |
More Information: | MLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX |
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Location: | Bagram, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'46"N by 69°15'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4895 feet (1,492 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAI |
More Information: | OAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG):
- In addition to being known as "Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport", another name for MLG is "Bandar Udara Abdul Rachman Saleh".
- The furthest airport from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) is Las Flecheras Airport (SFD), which is nearly antipodal to Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (meaning Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Las Flecheras Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,997 kilometers) away in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela.
- Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) is Juanda International Airport (SUB), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) N of MLG.
- The new terminal was opened in 30 December 2011 replacing the old terminal that is used by the Indonesian Air Force.
- This airport is the only airport serving highly populated city in Indonesia that is owned by the provincial government.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- A second runway, 3,500 metres long, was built and completed by the United States in late 2006, at a cost of US$68 million.
- The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
- Some of the Soviet land forces based at Bagram included the 108th Motor Rifle Division and the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Division.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Reports also indicated that Northern Alliance rocket attacks on Kabul had been staged from Bagram, possibly with Russian-made FROG-7 Rockets.
- Early on the morning of 30 December 2010, Taliban militants fired two rockets on Bagram though no casualties were reported.