Nonstop flight route between Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Quelimane, Mozambique:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Quelimane Airport (UEL), Quelimane, Mozambique would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,111 miles (or 6,615 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 Quelimane 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 Quelimane 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: | UEL / FQQL |
Airport Name: | Quelimane Airport |
Location: | Quelimane, Mozambique |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°52'35"S by 36°53'13"E |
Area Served: | Quelimane |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from UEL |
More Information: | UEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (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".
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6,971 feet above mean sea level.
- On 12 June 2002 a Lockheed MC-130H Hercules was participating in a night exfiltration mission to remove U.S.
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Quelimane Airport (UEL):
- The closest airport to Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Beira Airport (BEW), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) SW of UEL.
- Quelimane Airport (UEL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Quelimane Airport (UEL) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,646 miles (18,742 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Quelimane Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Quelimane 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.