Nonstop flight route between Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(8°44'53"S by 115°10'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from DPS to KDH:
4,282.23 miles (6,891.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,282 miles (or 6,892 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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) 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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) 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: | DPS / WADD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°44'53"S by 115°10'3"E |
| Area Served: | Denpasar |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DPS |
| More Information: | DPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS):
- The closest airport to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of DPS.
- In addition to being known as "Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)", other names for DPS include "Bandar Udara Internasional Ngurah Rai (NRIA)" and "WADD formerly WRRR".
- The furthest airport from Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) is El Tigre Airport (ELX), which is nearly antipodal to Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (meaning Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Tigre Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,946 kilometers) away in El Tigre, Venezuela.
- Because of Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA)'s relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) 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.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) handled 12,780,563 passengers last year.
- The earlier extension of the runway subsequently caused disruption of natural sand flow along the coast.
- The airport is named after I Gusti Ngurah Rai, an Indonesian republican who died on 20 November 1946 in a puputan against the Dutch at Marga in Tabanan where the Dutch defeated his company with air support, killing Rai and 95 others during the Indonesian Revolution in 1946.
- Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Plans are for the work to be completed prior to the expected demands of the APEC Summit which will begin on the island in 2013.
- In October 2010 former vice president Jusuf Kalla proposed a massive overhaul of the airport's facilities.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- 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 closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Coalition presence increases
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.12 miles (103.19 km) WNW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |     |
| 2 | 64.61 miles (103.98 km) ENE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 75.73 miles (121.87 km) E | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 177.05 miles (284.93 km) WNW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 188.30 miles (303.05 km) WNW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 240.86 miles (387.62 km) E | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 269.91 miles (434.38 km) WNW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 323.06 miles (519.91 km) E | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 330.53 miles (531.94 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 350.27 miles (563.71 km) WNW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 355.91 miles (572.78 km) E | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 367.65 miles (591.68 km) N | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 370.50 miles (596.26 km) N | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 382.88 miles (616.19 km) N | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 394.18 miles (634.37 km) NE | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.93 miles (19,946.05 km) W | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,388.32 miles (19,937.03 km) WNW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,383.59 miles (19,929.41 km) NNW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 12,351.08 miles (19,877.08 km) ENE | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,342.38 miles (19,863.09 km) N | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,338.21 miles (19,856.37 km) WNW | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,309.84 miles (19,810.71 km) NNW | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,303.02 miles (19,799.74 km) WNW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,291.69 miles (19,781.50 km) WNW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,291.69 miles (19,781.50 km) WNW | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,276.04 miles (19,756.32 km) NNW | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,266.81 miles (19,741.47 km) NW | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,259.93 miles (19,730.40 km) E | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,248.53 miles (19,712.05 km) ENE | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,241.79 miles (19,701.20 km) NE | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 87.56 miles (140.91 km) W | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) SE | Quetta International Airport (UET) | Quetta, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 201.32 miles (323.99 km) SSW | Dalbandin Airport (DBA) | Dalbandin, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 204.51 miles (329.12 km) NE | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) NE | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 211.29 miles (340.04 km) N | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 213.26 miles (343.21 km) E | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 224.05 miles (360.57 km) WNW | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 238.23 miles (383.40 km) W | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 245.81 miles (395.59 km) NE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) NNE | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 255.78 miles (411.63 km) W | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 14 | 260.87 miles (419.84 km) S | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 270.42 miles (435.20 km) ENE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.23 miles (19,349.47 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,040.16 miles (17,767.38 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,755.97 miles (17,310.01 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,743.56 miles (17,290.04 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,689.48 miles (17,203.01 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,524.75 miles (16,937.91 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,436.57 miles (16,795.99 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,361.42 miles (16,675.05 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,319.30 miles (16,607.25 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,248.01 miles (16,492.54 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,245.87 miles (16,489.09 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,188.82 miles (16,397.28 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,128.49 miles (16,300.19 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,113.00 miles (16,275.25 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,108.31 miles (16,267.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |