Nonstop flight route between Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from BVB to KDH:
8,205.37 miles (13,205.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB), Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,205 miles (or 13,205 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVB / SBBV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°50'29"N by 60°41'31"W |
| Area Served: | Boa Vista |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVB |
| More Information: | BVB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB):
- Some of its facilities are shared with the Boa Vista Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force.
- In addition to being known as "Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport", another name for BVB is "Aeroporto International de Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede".
- Because of Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede 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.
- The closest airport to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Lethem Airport (LTM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ENE of BVB.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport handled 336,530 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) is Tampa Padang Airport (MJU), which is nearly antipodal to Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (meaning Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tampa Padang Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The airport came into the public eye during the tense drama that was played out when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, who hijacked and landed Indian Airlines Flight 814 on the airfield in December 1999, ordered the Government of India to ensure the release and safe-passage of three alleged Pakistani terrorists in return for letting the occupants of the passenger plane leave without harm.
- 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 Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The airfield itself was built between 1956 and 1962 by American consultants, for a cost of USD 15 million.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.31 miles (116.37 km) ENE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana |     |
| 2 | 275.21 miles (442.91 km) NNW | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 277.57 miles (446.71 km) NNW | Canaima Airport (CAJ) | Canaima, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 294.10 miles (473.30 km) NE | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 303.36 miles (488.21 km) NNE | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 6 | 305.61 miles (491.83 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 326.77 miles (525.88 km) NNE | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | 331.06 miles (532.80 km) NE | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 343.95 miles (553.53 km) E | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 10 | 345.02 miles (555.25 km) NE | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 11 | 360.24 miles (579.75 km) ENE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 363.92 miles (585.67 km) E | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 13 | 366.15 miles (589.27 km) NE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 14 | 368.26 miles (592.66 km) ENE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 373.79 miles (601.56 km) ENE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.73 miles (19,973.09 km) SE | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,363.58 miles (19,897.20 km) WSW | Andi Jemma Airport (MXB) | Masamba, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,293.71 miles (19,784.76 km) W | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,282.45 miles (19,766.65 km) S | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,237.85 miles (19,694.86 km) ESE | Sultan Aji Muhamad Sulaiman Airport (BPN) | Balikpapan, East Kalimantan | |
| 6 | 12,217.65 miles (19,662.35 km) E | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,205.80 miles (19,643.28 km) WSW | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,204.76 miles (19,641.60 km) E | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,203.60 miles (19,639.74 km) SW | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,196.16 miles (19,627.76 km) SSE | Bontang Airport (BXT) | Bontang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,167.18 miles (19,581.13 km) WSW | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,147.13 miles (19,548.86 km) SW | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,127.93 miles (19,517.97 km) SSW | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,120.49 miles (19,505.99 km) E | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,093.84 miles (19,463.10 km) SW | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 87.56 miles (140.91 km) W | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) SE | Quetta International Airport (UET) | Quetta, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 201.32 miles (323.99 km) SSW | Dalbandin Airport (DBA) | Dalbandin, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 204.51 miles (329.12 km) NE | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) NE | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 211.29 miles (340.04 km) N | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 213.26 miles (343.21 km) E | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 224.05 miles (360.57 km) WNW | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 238.23 miles (383.40 km) W | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 245.81 miles (395.59 km) NE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) NNE | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 255.78 miles (411.63 km) W | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 14 | 260.87 miles (419.84 km) S | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 270.42 miles (435.20 km) ENE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.23 miles (19,349.47 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,040.16 miles (17,767.38 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,755.97 miles (17,310.01 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,743.56 miles (17,290.04 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,689.48 miles (17,203.01 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,524.75 miles (16,937.91 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,436.57 miles (16,795.99 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,361.42 miles (16,675.05 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,319.30 miles (16,607.25 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,248.01 miles (16,492.54 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,245.87 miles (16,489.09 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,188.82 miles (16,397.28 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,128.49 miles (16,300.19 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,113.00 miles (16,275.25 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,108.31 miles (16,267.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |