Nonstop flight route between Bamyan, Afghanistan and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN), Bamyan, Afghanistan and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,729 miles (or 12,439 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 Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Lakefront 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 Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر and Lakefront Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIN / OABN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bamyan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'34"N by 67°49'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Bamyan, Bamyan Province | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 8367 feet (2,550 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BIN | 
| More Information: | BIN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W | 
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NEW | 
| More Information: | NEW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN):
- The closest airport to Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ESE of BIN.
- Because of Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 8,367 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BIN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BIN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر", other names for BIN include "Bamiyan Airport (Bamiyan)" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- Lakefront Airport covers an area of 473 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.
- At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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.




