Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Kapuskasing Airport (YYU), Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,356 miles (or 10,229 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 Kapuskasing 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 Kapuskasing 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: | YYU / CYYU |
Airport Name: | Kapuskasing Airport |
Location: | Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°24'42"N by 82°28'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | Corporation of the Town of Kapuskasing |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 743 feet (226 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYU |
More Information: | YYU Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- The ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at 1,492 metres above sea level.
- In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
- By late 2003 B-huts, 18-by-36-foot structures made of plywood designed to hold eight troops, were replacing the standard shelter option for troops.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- Reports also indicated that Northern Alliance rocket attacks on Kabul had been staged from Bagram, possibly with Russian-made FROG-7 Rockets.
- 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 March 2010, insurgents attacked an area at the base with rockets.
- As of late January 2002, there were somewhat over 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan, of which about 3,000 were at Kandahar International Airport, and about 500 were stationed at Bagram.
- 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 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.
Facts about Kapuskasing Airport (YYU):
- Because of Kapuskasing Airport's relatively low elevation of 743 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapuskasing 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.
- The closest airport to Kapuskasing Airport (YYU) is Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (YHF), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) WNW of YYU.
- Kapuskasing Airport (YYU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Kapuskasing Airport (YYU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,042 miles (17,770 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.