Nonstop flight route between Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada and Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Abbotsford International Airport (YXX), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR), Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,484 miles (or 10,435 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 Abbotsford International Airport and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort, 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 Abbotsford International Airport and Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Abbotsford International Airport (YXX):

• Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has 2 runways.
• Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in June 1997 with the start of scheduled service to Alberta by WestJet.
• In 2012, YXX was Canada's 15th busiest airport by aircraft movements, with 108,545 movements, 503,693 passengers passed through Abbotsford International Airport in 2008.
• The furthest airport from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,682 miles (17,191 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The airport is serviced by Central Fraser Valley Route 21, which connect Aldergrove and Abbotsford with Bourquin Exchange in Abbotsford.
• The closest airport to Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) W of YXX.
• Abbotsford International Airport handled 475,223 passengers last year.
• Because of Abbotsford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Abbotsford International 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.

Facts about Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR):

• Work on a new international terminal began in 2010 and was completed in 2013.
• Mazar-i-Sharif airport was built in the 1950s by assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, when the Soviets and the Americans were trying to spread their influence in the Middle East and South Asia.
• The closest airport to Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) is Termez Airport (TMJ), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) N of MZR.
• The furthest airport from Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Originally built by engineers from the Soviet Union in the 1950s, the airport serves the Afghan population north of the country.
• Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Germany took command of the International Security Assistance Force 's Regional Area North at the end of March 2006.
• In addition to being known as "Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort", another name for MZR is "Mazar-e-Sharif Airport (Mazar-e-Sharif)".
• Ministry of DefenseMinistry of the InteriorInternational Security Assistance Force