Nonstop flight route between Cedar Key, Florida, United States and Kandahar, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), Cedar Key, Florida, United States and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,775 miles (or 12,513 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 George T. Lewis 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 George T. Lewis Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about George T. Lewis Airport (CDK):

• Because of George T. Lewis Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at George T. Lewis 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 furthest airport from George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) is Cross City Airport (CTY), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) N of CDK.
• A five year construction plan to improve visual aids at the airport got underway by the Department of Transportation in 1998.
• Formerly used as an air/sea rescue base during and after World War II, the facility was deeded to Levy County.
• George T. Lewis Airport (CDK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):

• 2009 Surge and onwards
• Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
• 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 closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
• Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
• 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 Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
• The airfield itself was built between 1956 and 1962 by American consultants, for a cost of USD 15 million.