Nonstop flight route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kufra, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,189 miles (or 6,742 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Kufra 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Kufra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAC / VGHS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Dhaka | 
| Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DAC | 
| More Information: | DAC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kufra, Libya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Kufra, Libya | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKF | 
| More Information: | AKF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):
- National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the ground handling provider of the airport.
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Mihin Lanka Airbus A320 at the tarmac.
- In 1941, during the Second World War, the British government built a landing strip at Kurmitola, several kilometres north of Tejgaon, as an extra landing strip for the Tejgaon Airport, which at the time was a military airport, to operate warplanes towards the war fields of Kohima and Burmese war theatres.
- The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
- After independence, the government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war.
- The airport consists of three major terminals, T1 and T2 for international flights and a third terminal for domestic flights.
- Biman Boeing 737-800 at the tarmac.
- Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal 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.
- The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- In April 1942 a detachment of Squadron 16 of the South African Air Force with three Bristol Blenheim Mk.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.




