Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Las Piedras, Venezuela:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP), Las Piedras, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,257 miles (or 13,288 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 Bagram Airfield and Josefa Camejo International 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 Bagram Airfield and Josefa Camejo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSP / SVJC |
Airport Name: | Josefa Camejo International Airport |
Location: | Las Piedras, Venezuela |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'50"N by 70°9'5"W |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LSP |
More Information: | LSP Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- 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.
- The airport at Bagram was originally built in the 1950s, during the Cold War, at a time when the United States and neighboring Soviet Union were busy spreading influence in Afghanistan.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- 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.
- In March 2010, insurgents attacked an area at the base with rockets.
- Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
- During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, it played a key role, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies.
Facts about Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP):
- The furthest airport from Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is Adisucipto International Airport (JOG), which is nearly antipodal to Josefa Camejo International Airport (meaning Josefa Camejo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Adisucipto International Airport), and is located 12,158 miles (19,566 kilometers) away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Josefa Camejo International Airport (LSP) is José Leonardo Chirino International Airport (CZE), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SE of LSP.
- Because of Josefa Camejo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Josefa Camejo International 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.