Nonstop flight route between Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,069 miles (or 6,548 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 Sheghnan Airport and Santiago de Compostela 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 Sheghnan Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGA / OASN |
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Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E |
Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGA |
More Information: | SGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCQ / LEST |
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Location: | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°53'47"N by 8°24'55"W |
Area Served: | Santiago de Compostela |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1213 feet (370 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCQ |
More Information: | SCQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
- Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
- The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):
- Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.
- Subsidies granted by the Galician autonomous government to certain airlines operating at Santiago airport have been criticized by some social and political agents in Galicia, claiming that it implies unfair competition that damages the existing services at Vigo Airport and A Coruña Airport, which are located in Galicia's most populated areas.
- In 1981, a cargo terminal was built, giving the airport capacity to handle cargo flights.
- Additionally, criticism has faced the high cost of constructing a new terminal building, 230 million euros, while the old terminal currently sits shuttered and unused.
- Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
- On 13 October 2011 a new passenger terminal opened at the airport, replacing the old 1969 terminal.
- Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
- The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.