Nonstop flight route between Bejaia, Algeria and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), Bejaia, Algeria and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,438 miles (or 5,533 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 Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport and Kabul International 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 Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJA / DAAE |
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Location: | Bejaia, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°42'43"N by 5°4'10"E |
Area Served: | Béjaïa, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | Rachid Fatma (gouvernor of Bejaia) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJA |
More Information: | BJA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA):
- The closest airport to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) is Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of BJA.
- Because of Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Soummam – Abane Ramdane 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.
- Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (meaning Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport", other names for BJA include "Soummam/Abane Ramdane Airport (Bejaia)" and "Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane".
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The airport was built in the 1960s by the United States.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
- The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U.S.