Nonstop flight route between Moscow, Russia and Kabul, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(55°37'19"N by 38°3'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E)
Distance from BKA to KBL:
2,071.47 miles (3,333.71 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bykovo Airport (BKA), Moscow, Russia and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,071 miles (or 3,334 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 relatively short distance between Bykovo Airport and Kabul International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKA / UUBB |
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| Location: | Moscow, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°37'19"N by 38°3'50"E |
| Area Served: | Moscow |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 432 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKA |
| More Information: | BKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB |
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| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBL |
| More Information: | KBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Bykovo Airport (BKA):
- On 18 October 2010 passenger operations at the airport were shut down due to the expiration of lease terms with the management company.
- Bykovo Airport was a small regional airport serving Moscow, Russia.
- Because of Bykovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 432 feet, planes can take off or land at Bykovo 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.
- Bykovo Airport (BKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bykovo Airport", another name for BKA is "Аэропорт Быково".
- The closest airport to Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSW of BKA.
- The furthest airport from Bykovo Airport (BKA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,717 miles (17,247 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- American C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport in October 2011
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- The North Side Cantonment - Kabul International Airport facility was completed and turned over to the United States armed forces in October 2008.
- The Kabul International Airport was built in the early 1960s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.00 miles (25.75 km) SSW | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia |     |
| 2 | 17.70 miles (28.48 km) N | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 3 | 23.05 miles (37.10 km) WSW | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 31.13 miles (50.10 km) W | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 5 | 34.96 miles (56.27 km) NW | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 100.07 miles (161.05 km) SW | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 7 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) SE | Turlatovo Airport (RZN) | Ryazan, Russia | |
| 8 | 121.39 miles (195.36 km) NW | Tver Migalovo (KLD) | Tver Oblast, Russia | |
| 9 | 142.89 miles (229.96 km) NE | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 10 | 155.81 miles (250.75 km) NNE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 11 | 174.37 miles (280.62 km) N | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 12 | 187.42 miles (301.62 km) NE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| 13 | 203.43 miles (327.39 km) SSW | Yuzhny Airport (OEL) | Oryol, Russia | |
| 14 | 210.30 miles (338.44 km) SSE | Lipetsk Airport (LPK) | Lipetsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 225.41 miles (362.75 km) ENE | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,716.67 miles (17,246.76 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,289.45 miles (16,559.23 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,284.80 miles (16,551.74 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,284.61 miles (16,551.43 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,278.14 miles (16,541.02 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,272.72 miles (16,532.31 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,269.29 miles (16,526.78 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,267.37 miles (16,523.69 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,262.64 miles (16,516.08 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,262.15 miles (16,515.29 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,260.33 miles (16,512.36 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,256.75 miles (16,506.59 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,253.36 miles (16,501.14 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,246.55 miles (16,490.19 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,241.98 miles (16,482.82 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.45 miles (42.57 km) N | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 64.68 miles (104.10 km) S | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) E | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.96 miles (130.29 km) WNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 84.92 miles (136.66 km) SSW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 92.12 miles (148.26 km) SSW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) SSE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 132.98 miles (214.01 km) NE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 133.44 miles (214.74 km) SE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) ESE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 146.03 miles (235.02 km) N | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 153.40 miles (246.87 km) N | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 171.94 miles (276.71 km) ENE | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 185.83 miles (299.06 km) NW | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 191.14 miles (307.61 km) NNE | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,919.07 miles (19,181.84 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,782.71 miles (17,353.05 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,497.85 miles (16,894.62 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,472.87 miles (16,854.41 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,426.13 miles (16,779.18 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,383.31 miles (16,710.27 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,380.46 miles (16,705.69 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,377.94 miles (16,701.63 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,347.79 miles (16,653.11 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,346.41 miles (16,650.90 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,346.00 miles (16,650.24 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,345.52 miles (16,649.45 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,327.44 miles (16,620.37 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,324.34 miles (16,615.38 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,318.04 miles (16,605.23 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |