Nonstop flight route between Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE), Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,297 miles (or 3,696 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 relatively short distance between Borg El Arab International Airport and Bagram Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBE / HEBA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Alexandria / Borg El Arab, Egypt | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°55'4"N by 29°41'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Alexandria, Egypt | 
| Operator/Owner: | Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HBE | 
| More Information: | HBE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE):
- Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The terminal contains a duty-free shop, a franchise food court, an area dedicated for travel offices and other travel-related services, a fuel supply unit, a control tower, and a fire station available to cover emergencies on site.
- In addition to being known as "Borg El Arab International Airport", another name for HBE is "مطار برج العرب الدولى".
- The furthest airport from Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- The airport consists of a new passenger building and an administration building.
- Because of Borg El Arab International Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Borg El Arab International 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 Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is Alexandria International Airport (ALY), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of HBE.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of 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.
- Early on the morning of 30 December 2010, Taliban militants fired two rockets on Bagram though no casualties were reported.
- In March 2010, the U.S.




