Nonstop flight route between Kunduz, Afghanistan and Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kunduz Airport (UND), Kunduz, Afghanistan and Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,082 miles (or 4,960 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 Kunduz Airport and Zhoushan Putuoshan 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 Kunduz Airport and Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UND / OAUZ |
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Location: | Kunduz, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°39'54"N by 68°54'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1426 feet (435 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UND |
More Information: | UND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSN / ZSZS |
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Location: | Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°56'3"N by 122°21'43"E |
Area Served: | Zhoushan, Zhejiang |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from HSN |
More Information: | HSN Maps & Info |
Facts about Kunduz Airport (UND):
- In addition to being known as "Kunduz Airport", another name for UND is "Kunduz Airport (Kunduz)".
- Kunduz Airport (UND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kunduz Airport (UND) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,773 miles (18,947 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kunduz Airport (UND) is Taloqan Airport (TQN), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UND.
- The airport is used by ISAF, Kam Air, East Horizon Airlines and for humanitarian flights.
Facts about Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN):
- The Chinese engineers had a rather unique way of placing the fill which was regularly monitored by U.S.
- The closest airport to Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) is Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) W of HSN.
- The furthest airport from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN) is Monte Caseros Airport (MCS), which is nearly antipodal to Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (meaning Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Monte Caseros Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport", other names for HSN include "舟山普陀山机场" and "Zhōushān Pǔtuóshān Jīchǎng".
- The runway was originally designed to be long enough to land 747s, which require around 10,000' length for take-off by 130' width.
- An interesting fact relating to the design of the runway is that the existing site, which was a large area of rice paddy fields, was less than a half-meter above sea level, situated behind a protective dam which kept seawater out during severe weather.
- At the end of the day the runway length was held to 8,200 which is too short for fully laden 747's to take off safely although it could be extended at sometime in the future if this was ever required.