Nonstop flight route between Cali, Colombia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(3°32'35"N by 76°22'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from CLO to KDH:
8,969.66 miles (14,435.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO), Cali, Colombia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,970 miles (or 14,435 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 Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport and Kabul International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLO / SKCL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cali, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°32'35"N by 76°22'53"W |
| Area Served: | Santiago de Cali |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerocali (Cali Aeronautical company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3162 feet (964 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLO |
| More Information: | CLO 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 Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO):
- The closest airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) is Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) WNW of CLO.
- Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport also known as Palmaseca International Airport is an airport located in Palmira, Colombia, serving Cali and its suburbs.
- Palmaseca International Airport was inaugurated on 24 July 1971 during the government of President Misael Pastrana Borrero, and had a runway of 3000 meters, taxiways, aircraft parking platform and a satellite terminal building for attention of domestic and international passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport", another name for CLO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alfonso Bonilla Aragón".
- The furthest airport from Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) is Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM), which is nearly antipodal to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (meaning Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II)), and is located 12,350 miles (19,875 kilometers) away in Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Department of Valle and the City Council had offered a lucrative prize of $ 9,500 pesos to the first pilot to land in the city.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
- In July 2007, the post of Commander, Kandahar Airfield was created as a NATO appointment which, until recently, has been held by an officer of the Royal Air Force of OF-6 rank.
- 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.10 miles (74.18 km) WNW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia |     |
| 2 | 75.80 miles (121.98 km) NE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 76.86 miles (123.69 km) SSW | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 4 | 85.48 miles (137.57 km) ESE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 5 | 88.94 miles (143.14 km) NNE | Santa Ana Airport (CRC) | Cartago, Colombia | |
| 6 | 98.23 miles (158.09 km) NNE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 7 | 105.32 miles (169.50 km) NE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 8 | 120.41 miles (193.78 km) ENE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 9 | 120.67 miles (194.20 km) NNE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 10 | 124.39 miles (200.19 km) WSW | Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI) | Guapi, Colombia | |
| 11 | 146.30 miles (235.45 km) SSE | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 12 | 149.47 miles (240.55 km) N | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 154.76 miles (249.06 km) NE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 14 | 161.09 miles (259.25 km) SSW | Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) | Pasto, Colombia | |
| 15 | 161.46 miles (259.84 km) NNW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,349.98 miles (19,875.32 km) WSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,345.71 miles (19,868.44 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,305.16 miles (19,803.19 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,303.06 miles (19,799.80 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,277.61 miles (19,758.85 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,257.36 miles (19,726.27 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,161.92 miles (19,572.67 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,148.88 miles (19,551.67 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,146.18 miles (19,547.34 km) W | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,143.29 miles (19,542.68 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,137.84 miles (19,533.91 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,122.04 miles (19,508.49 km) SSE | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,121.87 miles (19,508.22 km) SSW | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,112.71 miles (19,493.47 km) S | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,097.42 miles (19,468.85 km) S | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 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 | |