Nonstop flight route between Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States and Khost, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montgomery County Airpark (GAI), Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,003 miles (or 11,270 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 Montgomery County Airpark and Khost 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 Montgomery County Airpark and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GAI / KGAI |
Airport Name: | Montgomery County Airpark |
Location: | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'5"N by 77°9'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Montgomery County Revenue Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 539 feet (164 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GAI |
More Information: | GAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
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Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Montgomery County Airpark (GAI):
- The closest airport to Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) is College Park Airport (CGS), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) SE of GAI.
- Because of Montgomery County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 539 feet, planes can take off or land at Montgomery County Airpark 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.
- Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,667 miles (18,776 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- Khost Airport is located next to the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan.
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.