Nonstop flight route between Del Rio, Texas, United States and Sardeh Band, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E)
Distance from DLF to SBF:
8,050.97 miles (12,956.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States and Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,051 miles (or 12,957 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Sardeh Band 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Sardeh Band Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLF / KDLF |
| Airport Name: | Laughlin Air Force Base |
| Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLF |
| More Information: | DLF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBF / OADS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E |
| Area Served: | Band E Sardeh Dam |
| Elevation: | 6971 feet (2,125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBF |
| More Information: | SBF Maps & Info |
Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):
- The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625.
- The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
- Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
- As of the census of 2014, there were 2,225 people, 651 households, and 570 families residing on the base.
- The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Laughlin Air Force Base reopened on May 1, 1952.
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6,971 feet above mean sea level.
- On 12 June 2002 a Lockheed MC-130H Hercules was participating in a night exfiltration mission to remove U.S.
- The furthest airport from Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Sardeh Band Airport", other names for SBF include "Sardeh Band Airport (Sardeh Band)" and "Band E Sardeh Dam Airport".
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sardeh Band Airport's high elevation of 6,971 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.04 miles (14.55 km) W | Del Rio International Airport (DRT) | Del Rio, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.52 miles (31.41 km) W | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 52.66 miles (84.74 km) SSE | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 63.17 miles (101.67 km) E | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 96.38 miles (155.11 km) E | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 110.20 miles (177.34 km) ENE | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 113.09 miles (182.01 km) ESE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 132.29 miles (212.90 km) E | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 138.90 miles (223.54 km) N | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 138.94 miles (223.61 km) E | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 139.24 miles (224.08 km) E | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 144.81 miles (233.05 km) N | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 148.76 miles (239.41 km) SSE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 150.83 miles (242.73 km) E | Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) | Universal City, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 151.33 miles (243.55 km) SSE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,241.49 miles (18,091.37 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,955.93 miles (17,631.81 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,854.22 miles (17,468.13 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,846.48 miles (17,455.68 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,797.81 miles (17,377.35 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,437.97 miles (16,798.24 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,434.68 miles (16,792.95 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,403.99 miles (16,743.56 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,394.43 miles (16,728.17 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,393.69 miles (16,726.98 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,366.72 miles (16,683.57 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,347.25 miles (16,652.24 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,334.02 miles (16,630.95 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 14 | 10,327.65 miles (16,620.70 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,314.58 miles (16,599.66 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.42 miles (31.26 km) NW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 40.74 miles (65.56 km) ENE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) E | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 92.12 miles (148.26 km) NNE | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 111.83 miles (179.98 km) ESE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 113.02 miles (181.88 km) NNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 117.90 miles (189.74 km) NNE | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 130.26 miles (209.63 km) NE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 143.95 miles (231.66 km) SSE | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 163.74 miles (263.52 km) SE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 167.92 miles (270.24 km) WSW | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 171.93 miles (276.69 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 178.02 miles (286.49 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) SW | Kabul International Airport (KDH) | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 210.16 miles (338.22 km) WNW | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,995.96 miles (19,305.58 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,844.67 miles (17,452.76 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,559.93 miles (16,994.51 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,541.86 miles (16,965.44 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,490.92 miles (16,883.46 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,326.54 miles (16,618.92 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,315.56 miles (16,601.24 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,311.46 miles (16,594.65 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,309.26 miles (16,591.11 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,282.83 miles (16,548.56 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,281.13 miles (16,545.83 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,281.09 miles (16,545.77 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,280.39 miles (16,544.64 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,271.64 miles (16,530.56 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,257.36 miles (16,507.59 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |