Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Qala i Naw, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN), Qala i Naw, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,310 miles (or 5,326 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 East Midlands Airport and Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر, 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 East Midlands Airport and Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):

• East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
• East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• It was announced on 13 April 2011 that Bmibaby would close its Manchester and Cardiff bases, moving an additional service to East Midlands Airport with increased frequencies and new routes for summer 2012.
• The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
• DHL Aviation opened a new £35m cargo facility on site in 2000, and in the same year a business park was constructed next to the airport.
• Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
• Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
• Although very much still in the initial stages of planning, a proposed route for the High Speed 2 rail line from London Euston to the north of England via Birmingham could bring the Leeds branch very close to East Midlands Airport with proposals for a station to serve the airport and the Nottingham and Derby catchment areas.

Facts about Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN):

• The furthest airport from Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,739 miles (18,893 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر", other names for LQN include "Qala-I-Naw Airport (Qala-I-Naw)" and "KDH".
• The closest airport to Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) is Herat International Airport (HEA), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SW of LQN.