Nonstop flight route between Burbank, California, United States and Farah, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Burbank, California, United States and Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH), Farah, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,837 miles (or 12,613 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 Bob Hope Airport and Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر, 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 Bob Hope Airport and Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bob Hope Airport (BUR):

• Numerous attempts to expand safety buffer zones and add runway length have drawn opposition from the airport's neighbors, citing increased noise.
• Because of Bob Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 778 feet, planes can take off or land at Bob Hope 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bob Hope Airport", another name for BUR is "(former Lockheed Air Terminal)".
• It took BA&T a year and the cooperation of the city to assemble the site.
• The furthest airport from Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,647,287 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,294,991 in 2009, and 2,239,804 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NW of BUR.
• Bob Hope Airport covers 610 acres at an elevation of 778 feet above sea level.
• The Burbank facility remained United Airport until 1934 when it was renamed Union Air Terminal.
• Bob Hope Airport (BUR) has 2 runways.

Facts about Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH):

• The furthest airport from Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر", other names for FAH include "Farah Airport (Farah)" and "KDH".
• The closest airport to Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) is Zabol Airport (ACZ), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SSW of FAH.