Nonstop flight route between Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF), Apalachicola, Florida, United States and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,665 miles (or 12,335 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 Apalachicola Regional Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Apalachicola Regional Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF):

• The closest airport to Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of AAF.
• On March 15, 1964, a pilot with the U.S.
• Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) has 3 runways.
• Apalachicola Regional Airport covers an area of 1,100 acres at an elevation of 20 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Apalachicola Regional Airport", another name for AAF is "(former Apalachicola AAF)".
• Because of Apalachicola Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Apalachicola Regional 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.
• The furthest airport from Apalachicola Regional Airport (AAF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In March 2010, the U.S.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2008, several U.S.
• The airport at Bagram was originally built in the 1950s, during the Cold War, at a time when the United States and neighboring Soviet Union were busy spreading influence in Afghanistan.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan the base was secured by a team from the British Special Boat Service.
• Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• SSG Craig died on 21 June 2006 during combat operations in Afghanistan.