Nonstop flight route between Aarhus, Denmark and Khost, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aarhus Airport (AAR), Aarhus, Denmark and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,184 miles (or 5,124 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 Aarhus Airport and Khost 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 Aarhus Airport and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AAR / EKAH |
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Location: | Aarhus, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°18'15"N by 10°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Aarhus, Denmark |
Operator/Owner: | Aarhus Lufthavn A/S |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AAR |
More Information: | AAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
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Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Aarhus Airport (AAR):
- The airport was built in 1943 by German occupying forces and was used as a Cold War military base for the Danish and other allied airforces until the 1990s.
- Because of Aarhus Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Aarhus 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 Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,519 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Many travellers to or from Aarhus use the larger Billund Airport instead, located 96 km away by road.
- In addition to being known as "Aarhus Airport", another name for AAR is "Aarhus Lufthavn".
- The closest airport to Aarhus Airport (AAR) is Karup Airport (KRP), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) W of AAR.
- Aarhus Airport (AAR) has 2 runways.
- Aarhus Airport handled 45,991 passengers last year.
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- There had been three major reported accidents, all of them during the 1980s mujahideen fighting and involved Russian-made Antonov An-26 aircraft.
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.