Nonstop flight route between Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,618 miles (or 5,822 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 Sardeh Band Airport and East Midlands 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 Sardeh Band Airport and East Midlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBF / OADS |
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Location: | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E |
Area Served: | Band E Sardeh Dam |
Elevation: | 6971 feet (2,125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBF |
More Information: | SBF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
Area Served: | East Midlands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- The furthest airport from Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
- In addition to being known as "Sardeh Band Airport", other names for SBF include "Sardeh Band Airport (Sardeh Band)" and "Band E Sardeh Dam Airport".
- Because of Sardeh Band Airport's high elevation of 6,971 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Though the airstrip is still evident against the surrounding desert, it has not been maintained since Russian military Forces withdrew from Afghanistan and there are no structures to support it.
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In September 2006 Plane Stupid blocked a taxiway at the airport for four hours.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- With growing passenger and cargo traffic, further expansion was proposed for the airport in 1992.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- It was announced only just over a year later, on 3 May 2012, that Bmibaby would be closed down and cease all operations in September 2012 with a number of services being dropped from June.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.