Nonstop flight route between Denis Island, Seychelles and Kabul, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Denis Island Airport (DEI), Denis Island, Seychelles and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,793 miles (or 4,496 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 Denis Island 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 Denis Island Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Denis Island Airport (DEI):

• Because of Denis Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Denis Island 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.
• Denis Island Airport (DEI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Denis Island Airport (DEI) is Bird Island Airport (BDI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) W of DEI.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
• During Hillary Cinton's 2010 visit to Afghanistan
• American C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport in October 2011
• Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The airport has been expanded and modernized in the last decade.
• Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
• The Kabul International Airport was built in the early 1960s.