Nonstop flight route between Arad, Romania and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Arad International Airport (ARW), Arad, Romania and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,593 miles (or 4,173 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 Arad International 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 Arad International 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 Arad International Airport (ARW):

• The furthest airport from Arad International Airport (ARW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,558 miles (18,600 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Arad International Airport handled 39,901 passengers last year.
• A runway extension to 2500 m has been proposed for the past couple of years, however no viable financial solution has been found.
• In addition to being known as "Arad International Airport", another name for ARW is "Aeroportul Internațional Arad".
• Arad International Airport is located 4 km west of Arad, in western Romania, in the historical region of Crișana.
• Because of Arad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Arad 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.
• Arad International Airport (ARW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Arad International Airport (ARW) is Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) S of ARW.

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• As of late January 2002, there were somewhat over 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan, of which about 3,000 were at Kandahar International Airport, and about 500 were stationed at Bagram.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
• Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
• 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.
• 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".
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• Bagram Airfield is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 10th Mountain Division, having taken over from the 101st Airborne Division in the winter of 2013.
• In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.
• By late 2003 B-huts, 18-by-36-foot structures made of plywood designed to hold eight troops, were replacing the standard shelter option for troops.
• Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
• The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.