Nonstop flight route between Toamasina, Madagascar and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(18°6'34"S by 49°23'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from TMM to KDH:
3,597.70 miles (5,789.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Toamasino Airport (TMM), Toamasina, Madagascar and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,598 miles (or 5,790 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 Toamasino Airport and Kabul International 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 Toamasino Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TMM / FMMT |
| Airport Name: | Toamasino Airport |
| Location: | Toamasina, Madagascar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°6'34"S by 49°23'33"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TMM |
| More Information: | TMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
| Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
| More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Toamasino Airport (TMM):
- The furthest airport from Toamasino Airport (TMM) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,182 miles (17,995 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Because of Toamasino Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Toamasino 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.
- Toamasino Airport (TMM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Toamasino Airport (TMM) is Sainte Marie Airport (SMS), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) NNE of TMM.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- Coalition presence increases
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- The airport was built in the 1960s by the United States.
- With the closure of Camp Julien in Kabul in November 2005, most of the Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan were transferred to Kandahar province.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 75.51 miles (121.52 km) NNE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar |     |
| 2 | 134.11 miles (215.83 km) WSW | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 150.07 miles (241.52 km) NW | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 4 | 162.66 miles (261.77 km) NNW | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 210.37 miles (338.56 km) NW | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 223.50 miles (359.68 km) NNE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 223.58 miles (359.81 km) WSW | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 224.00 miles (360.49 km) SSW | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 249.48 miles (401.50 km) W | Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) | Ambatomainty, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 262.47 miles (422.41 km) NW | Amborovy Airport (MJN) | Mahajanga, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 263.55 miles (424.15 km) NNW | Analalava Airport (HVA) | Analalava, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 273.52 miles (440.19 km) W | Ankavandra Airport (JVA) | Ankavandra, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 273.84 miles (440.70 km) SSW | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 276.61 miles (445.17 km) WSW | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 300.45 miles (483.52 km) WNW | Soalala Airport (DWB) | Soalala, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,181.70 miles (17,995.16 km) NW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 2 | 11,152.37 miles (17,947.95 km) NNW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 3 | 11,149.51 miles (17,943.35 km) NW | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 4 | 11,138.26 miles (17,925.25 km) NNW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 5 | 11,133.94 miles (17,918.29 km) NNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 6 | 11,132.92 miles (17,916.65 km) NNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 7 | 11,132.70 miles (17,916.30 km) NW | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 8 | 11,129.96 miles (17,911.88 km) NW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 9 | 11,128.93 miles (17,910.23 km) NNW | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 10 | 11,128.15 miles (17,908.98 km) NW | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 11 | 11,127.34 miles (17,907.67 km) WNW | Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) | Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 12 | 11,127.20 miles (17,907.45 km) NW | San Diego International Airport (SAN) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 13 | 11,127.00 miles (17,907.12 km) NW | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 14 | 11,125.67 miles (17,904.98 km) NNW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 15 | 11,124.22 miles (17,902.65 km) NW | Bahía de los Ángeles Airport (BHL) | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja California, México | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 87.56 miles (140.91 km) W | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) SE | Quetta International Airport (UET) | Quetta, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 201.32 miles (323.99 km) SSW | Dalbandin Airport (DBA) | Dalbandin, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 204.51 miles (329.12 km) NE | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) NE | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 211.29 miles (340.04 km) N | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 213.26 miles (343.21 km) E | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 224.05 miles (360.57 km) WNW | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 238.23 miles (383.40 km) W | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 245.81 miles (395.59 km) NE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) NNE | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 255.78 miles (411.63 km) W | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 14 | 260.87 miles (419.84 km) S | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 270.42 miles (435.20 km) ENE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.23 miles (19,349.47 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,040.16 miles (17,767.38 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,755.97 miles (17,310.01 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,743.56 miles (17,290.04 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,689.48 miles (17,203.01 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,524.75 miles (16,937.91 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,436.57 miles (16,795.99 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,361.42 miles (16,675.05 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,319.30 miles (16,607.25 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,248.01 miles (16,492.54 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,245.87 miles (16,489.09 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,188.82 miles (16,397.28 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,128.49 miles (16,300.19 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,113.00 miles (16,275.25 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,108.31 miles (16,267.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |