Nonstop flight route between El Paso, Texas, United States and Sheghnan, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E)
Distance from ELP to SGA:
7,641.57 miles (12,297.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, United States and Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,642 miles (or 12,298 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 El Paso International Airport and Sheghnan 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 El Paso International Airport and Sheghnan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELP / KELP |
| Airport Name: | El Paso International Airport |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°48'25"N by 106°22'38"W |
| Area Served: | El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of El Paso |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3958 feet (1,206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELP |
| More Information: | ELP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGA / OASN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E |
| Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
| Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SGA |
| More Information: | SGA Maps & Info |
Facts about El Paso International Airport (ELP):
- The Airport access road is Convair Road.
- El Paso International Airport (ELP) has 3 runways.
- El Paso International Airport handled 3,065,393 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) N of ELP.
- What became El Paso International Airport was built as Standard Airport by Standard Airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service.
- El Paso was the last stop of the first hijacking of a jetliner, a Boeing 707 owned by Continental Airlines.
- The furthest airport from El Paso International Airport (ELP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,389 miles (18,329 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
- The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.92 miles (4.70 km) N | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 3 | 12.18 miles (19.60 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 4 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 73.68 miles (118.57 km) W | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 73.94 miles (118.99 km) NNE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) NNE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 84.71 miles (136.33 km) WNW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 107.27 miles (172.64 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.68 miles (179.73 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 118.72 miles (191.07 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 129.09 miles (207.74 km) ENE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 132.84 miles (213.78 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 149.09 miles (239.94 km) NE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 171.24 miles (275.58 km) E | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,388.95 miles (18,328.70 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,176.25 miles (17,986.39 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,102.20 miles (17,867.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,088.83 miles (17,845.70 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,755.20 miles (17,308.78 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,717.22 miles (17,247.65 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,655.89 miles (17,148.94 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,654.95 miles (17,147.44 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,634.06 miles (17,113.81 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,617.40 miles (17,087.00 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,580.16 miles (17,027.08 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,565.32 miles (17,003.19 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,527.79 miles (16,942.80 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,504.94 miles (16,906.02 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 15 | 10,501.12 miles (16,899.88 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.08 miles (99.91 km) WSW | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 70.40 miles (113.30 km) NNW | Darwaz Airport (DAZ) | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 74.27 miles (119.53 km) WNW | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 114.60 miles (184.43 km) SSW | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 117.59 miles (189.24 km) S | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 121.49 miles (195.51 km) WSW | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 155.67 miles (250.52 km) WSW | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 160.52 miles (258.33 km) WNW | Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 9 | 193.37 miles (311.20 km) N | Fergana International Airport (FEG) | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
| 10 | 193.84 miles (311.95 km) SE | Gilgit Airport (GIL) | Gilgit, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 206.07 miles (331.64 km) SE | Chilas Airport (CHB) | Chilas, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 207.15 miles (333.37 km) NNW | Khujand International Airport (LBD) | Khujand, Tajikistan | |
| 13 | 219.74 miles (353.63 km) SW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 221.33 miles (356.20 km) NNE | Osh International Airport (OSS) | Osh, Kyrgyzstan | |
| 15 | 222.51 miles (358.10 km) N | Andizhan International Airport (AZN) | Andizhan, Uzbekistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,716.10 miles (18,855.18 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,582.27 miles (17,030.48 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,581.80 miles (17,029.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,581.64 miles (17,029.46 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,578.52 miles (17,024.44 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,543.74 miles (16,968.46 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,540.74 miles (16,963.64 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,537.54 miles (16,958.49 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,531.72 miles (16,949.11 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,527.81 miles (16,942.82 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,506.72 miles (16,908.88 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,499.40 miles (16,897.10 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,496.62 miles (16,892.63 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,494.41 miles (16,889.08 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,478.07 miles (16,862.78 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |