Nonstop flight route between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Kabul, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), Chiang Rai, Thailand and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,125 miles (or 3,420 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 Chiang Rai International 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: | CEI / VTCT | 
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| Location: | Chiang Rai, Thailand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°57'7"N by 99°52'58"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1280 feet (390 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CEI | 
| More Information: | CEI 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 Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI):
- Mae Fah Luang–Chiang Rai International Airport is located in the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand.
 - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Chiang Rai International Airport", another name for CEI is "ท่าอากาศยานแม่ฟ้าหลวง เชียงราย".
 - The airport handles over 800,000 passengers, 5,800 aircraft movements and 3,700 tons of cargo.
 - Access to the airport is available from an access road linking the airport with Phahonyothin Road, which leads southbound to the city centre, Chiang Mai, Bus Terminal II and all the way to Bangkok and northbound to Mae Chan, Mae Sai and the Thai-Myanmar border.
 - Chiang Rai International Airport handled 1,053,863 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,947 miles (19,227 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
 - The airport's IATA code is CEI and economical flights are made several times daily to Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi which is a regional hub airport with daily flights to every major city in the world.
 - The closest airport to Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) is Tachilek Airport (THL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) N of CEI.
 
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep.
 - 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 Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers.
 - The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of 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.
 - Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
