Nonstop flight route between Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan and Georgetown, Cayman Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan and Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), Georgetown, Cayman Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,130 miles (or 13,084 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 Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر and Owen Roberts 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 Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر and Owen Roberts 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: | FBD / OAFZ |
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Location: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'18"N by 70°31'5"E |
Area Served: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3795 feet (1,157 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FBD |
More Information: | FBD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCM / MWCR |
Airport Name: | Owen Roberts International Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Cayman Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'33"N by 81°21'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cayman Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCM |
More Information: | GCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD):
- The furthest airport from Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNW of FBD.
- Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر", another name for FBD is "Faizabad Airport (Faizabad)".
Facts about Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM):
- Because of Owen Roberts International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Owen Roberts International 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.
- In 1952, after Owen Roberts convinced the commissioners of the country to construct airports on all three Cayman Islands, a 5,000 ft runway, along with a terminal was constructed on Grand Cayman at the cost of £100,000.
- In 2007, the Cayman Islands Government announced plans to expand and upgrade the existing airport.
- The closest airport to Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of GCM.
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.