Nonstop flight route between Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan and Abaiang, Kiribati:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Darwaz Airport (DAZ), Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan and Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), Abaiang, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,796 miles (or 10,937 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 Darwaz Airport and Abaiang Atoll 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 Darwaz Airport and Abaiang Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAZ / OADZ |
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Location: | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°27'42"N by 70°52'55"E |
Area Served: | Darwaz |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4331 feet (1,320 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAZ |
More Information: | DAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABF / NGAB |
Airport Name: | Abaiang Atoll Airport |
Location: | Abaiang, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°47'47"N by 173°2'25"E |
Area Served: | Abaiang, Kiribati |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ABF |
More Information: | ABF Maps & Info |
Facts about Darwaz Airport (DAZ):
- The closest airport to Darwaz Airport (DAZ) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SW of DAZ.
- Because of Darwaz Airport's high elevation of 4,331 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DAZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DAZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Darwaz Airport", another name for DAZ is "Darwaz Airport (Darwaz)".
- The furthest airport from Darwaz Airport (DAZ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Darwaz Airport (DAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF):
- The closest airport to Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) is Marakei Airport (MZK), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NE of ABF.
- The furthest airport from Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abaiang Atoll Airport (meaning Abaiang Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,007 miles (19,323 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- Because of Abaiang Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Abaiang Atoll 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.