Nonstop flight route between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), Clermont-Ferrand, France and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,431 miles (or 5,522 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFE / LFLC |
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Location: | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°47'8"N by 3°9'45"E |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Clermont-Ferrand / Issoire |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1090 feet (332 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFE |
More Information: | CFE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE):
- In addition to being known as "Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport", another name for CFE is "Aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne".
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) has 3 runways.
- In 2011, Flybe started flights to Southampton.
- The closest airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of CFE.
- The furthest airport from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (meaning Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- 2009 Surge and onwards
- During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the airfield was used intensively by the Soviet Air Forces, both as logistical facility for flying in troops and supplies and as a base for launching airstrikes against local Mujahideen groups.
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U.S.
- 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 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.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- 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.