Nonstop flight route between Gardez, Afghanistan and South Lake Tahoe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG), Gardez, Afghanistan and Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL), South Lake Tahoe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,391 miles (or 11,895 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 Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر and Lake Tahoe 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 Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر and Lake Tahoe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRG / OAGZ | 
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| Location: | Gardez, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°37'47"N by 69°14'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Gardez | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7710 feet (2,350 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRG | 
| More Information: | GRG Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TVL / KTVL | 
| Airport Name: | Lake Tahoe Airport | 
| Location: | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'38"N by 119°59'43"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | The City of South Lake Tahoe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6264 feet (1,909 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TVL | 
| More Information: | TVL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG):
- In addition to being known as "Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر", another name for GRG is "Gardez Airport (Gardez)".
 - Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) is Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of GRG.
 - Because of Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر's high elevation of 7,710 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GRG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GRG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 
Facts about Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL):
- This high elevation airport in the Sierra Nevada just south of Lake Tahoe opened in 1959 with a 5900-ft runway.
 - The closest airport to Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of TVL.
 - Because of Lake Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 6,264 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TVL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TVL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The furthest airport from Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,214 miles (18,048 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The ban on airline jets then ended, and jet flights resumed in 1983 on AirCal McDonnell Douglas MD-80s and later Boeing 737-300s.
 - Airlines in bold flew jets to Lake Tahoe.
 - Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) currently has only 1 runway.
 
