Nonstop flight route between Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States and Khost, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,178 miles (or 11,552 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Khost 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 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG):

• The airport has three terminals, though only one in use.
• The closest airport to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of CVG.
• Concourse B is, like all concourses of Terminal 3, designed and originally purposed for Delta and its affiliates, including Cincinnati based Delta subsidiary, Comair.
• Delta Private Jets is headquartered on the grounds of the airport.
• A coalition of officials from Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in Kentucky took advantage of Cincinnati's short-sightedness and lobbied Congress to build an airfield there.
• Because of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's relatively low elevation of 896 feet, planes can take off or land at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky 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.
• Delta operates one SkyClub in Concourse B and also operated a Business Elite lounge near Gate B14 until summer of 2008.
• The furthest airport from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) has 4 runways.

Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):

• Work began to improve the Khost Airport in September 2011.
• The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
• In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
• The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.