Nonstop flight route between Foggia, Italy and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG), Foggia, Italy and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,837 miles (or 4,566 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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport 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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport 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: | FOG / LIBF |
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Location: | Foggia, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°25'58"N by 15°32'6"E |
Area Served: | Foggia, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporti di Puglia - S.p.A |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOG |
More Information: | FOG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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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 Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG):
- Because of Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Foggia "Gino Lisa" 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.
- The closest airport to Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) SSW of FOG.
- The furthest airport from Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,806 miles (19,000 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport (FOG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport handled 7,544 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport", another name for FOG is "Aeroporto di Foggia "Gino Lisa"".
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- 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.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- Since 2007, the airport is maintained by NATO under the International Security Assistance Force banner, although a prominent base for the US and Canadian Forces, many other Armed Forces are based there.