Nonstop flight route between Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daloa Airport (DJO), Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,934 miles (or 7,940 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 Daloa 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 Daloa Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DJO / DIDL |
| Airport Name: | Daloa Airport |
| Location: | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'34"N by 6°28'23"W |
| Area Served: | Daloa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DJO |
| More Information: | DJO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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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 Daloa Airport (DJO):
- The closest airport to Daloa Airport (DJO) is Gagnoa Airport (GGN), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) SE of DJO.
- Daloa Airport (DJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Daloa Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Daloa 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 furthest airport from Daloa Airport (DJO) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Daloa Airport (meaning Daloa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,071 miles (19,426 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- Since 2007, the airport is maintained by NATO under the International Security Assistance Force banner, although a prominent base for the US and Canadian Forces, many other Armed Forces are based there.
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- 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 Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
