Nonstop flight route between Gamba, Gabon and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gamba Airport (GAX), Gamba, Gabon and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,356 miles (or 7,010 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 Gamba 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 Gamba 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: | GAX / |
| Airport Name: | Gamba Airport |
| Location: | Gamba, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°47'33"S by 10°3'29"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from GAX |
| More Information: | GAX 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 Gamba Airport (GAX):
- The closest airport to Gamba Airport (GAX) is Mouila Airport (MJL), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) NE of GAX.
- The furthest airport from Gamba Airport (GAX) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Gamba Airport (meaning Gamba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,034 miles (19,366 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
- As part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy also had based a squadron of Harrier GR7A aircraft at Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support to coalition ground forces replacing USMC AV-8B's.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport came into the public eye during the tense drama that was played out when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, who hijacked and landed Indian Airlines Flight 814 on the airfield in December 1999, ordered the Government of India to ensure the release and safe-passage of three alleged Pakistani terrorists in return for letting the occupants of the passenger plane leave without harm.
- 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.
