Nonstop flight route between Herat, Afghanistan and Carajás, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Herat International Airport (HEA), Herat, Afghanistan and Carajás Airport (CKS), Carajás, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,723 miles (or 12,429 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 Herat International Airport and Carajás 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 Herat International Airport and Carajás Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEA / OAHR |
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| Location: | Herat, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'36"N by 62°13'40"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3205 feet (977 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEA |
| More Information: | HEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKS / SBCJ |
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| Location: | Carajás, Pará, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°6'55"S by 50°0'5"W |
| Area Served: | Carajás (Parauapebas) |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2064 feet (629 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKS |
| More Information: | CKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Herat International Airport (HEA):
- ISAF use has continued since 2005, joined by the Afghan National Army Air Corps, now Afghan Air Force, and the Afghan National Police.
- The closest airport to Herat International Airport (HEA) is Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NE of HEA.
- Herat International Airport (HEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Herat International Airport (HEA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Herat International Airport", other names for HEA include "Herat Airport (Herat)" and "Persian: میدان هوایی بین المللی هرات".
Facts about Carajás Airport (CKS):
- The furthest airport from Carajás Airport (CKS) is Mati Airport (MXI), which is nearly antipodal to Carajás Airport (meaning Carajás Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mati Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Carajás Airport", another name for CKS is "Aeroporto de Carajás".
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Carajás Airport handled 144,428 passengers last year.
- Carajás Airport is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex.
- The airport was built by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce as a support to its mining activities.
- The closest airport to Carajás Airport (CKS) is Xinguara Airport (XIG), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) S of CKS.
- Carajás Airport (CKS) currently has only 1 runway.
