Nonstop flight route between Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fulton County Airport (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,395 miles (or 11,900 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 Fulton County Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Fulton County Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FTY / KFTY |
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| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°46'45"N by 84°31'17"W |
| Area Served: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Operator/Owner: | Fulton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 841 feet (256 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FTY |
| More Information: | FTY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX |
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| Location: | Bagram, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'46"N by 69°15'52"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 4895 feet (1,492 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OAI |
| More Information: | OAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Fulton County Airport (FTY):
- For the 12-month period ending May 8, 2008, the airport had 125,061 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 342 per day.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 293 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 198 enplanements in 2009, and 725 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of FTY.
- In addition to being known as "Fulton County Airport", another name for FTY is "Charlie Brown Field".
- It is located very near Interstate 20, Interstate 285, and the Chattahoochee River, just outside the Atlanta city limits.
- The furthest airport from Fulton County Airport (FTY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Fulton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Fulton County 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.
- Fulton County Airport (FTY) has 3 runways.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Reports also indicated that Northern Alliance rocket attacks on Kabul had been staged from Bagram, possibly with Russian-made FROG-7 Rockets.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2008, several U.S.
- In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
- Bagram handles a number of scheduled and charter military and commercial flights, some of which have been listed based on available information.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- Bagram Airfield is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 10th Mountain Division, having taken over from the 101st Airborne Division in the winter of 2013.
- By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.
- The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
