Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,470 miles (or 3,975 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 Bagram Airfield and Nakhon Ratchasima Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | NAK / VTUQ |
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Location: | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°56'57"N by 102°18'45"E |
Area Served: | Nakhon Ratchasima |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 765 feet (233 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAK |
More Information: | NAK Maps & Info |
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.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- 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.
- 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.
- SSG Craig died on 21 June 2006 during combat operations in Afghanistan.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In 2008, several U.S.
Facts about Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK):
- The closest airport to Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) is Buriram Airport (BFV), which is located 66 miles (105 kilometers) ENE of NAK.
- The furthest airport from Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is nearly antipodal to Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (meaning Nakhon Ratchasima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Nakhon Ratchasima Airport's relatively low elevation of 765 feet, planes can take off or land at Nakhon Ratchasima 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nakhon Ratchasima Airport", another name for NAK is "ท่าอากาศยานนครราชสีมา".
- Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) currently has only 1 runway.