Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and Gardez, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG), Gardez, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,763 miles (or 10,884 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 Westchester County Airport and Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر, 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 Westchester County Airport and Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Westchester County Airport (HPN):

• On November 18, 2010 American Airlines switched service to the airport from American Eagle to AmericanConnection, operated by Chautauqua Airlines, using its smaller ERJ-140 aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Westchester County Airport has one small three-level terminal with six gate spaces, of which only four may be used because only four aircraft may be scheduled to use the Terminal Ramp at any time.
• Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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.
• Also, due to its location near a number of residential neighborhoods, Westchester County Airport instituted a Voluntary Restraint from Flying Program, sometimes referred to as a voluntary curfew, which has helped to ease some of the local concern of noise resulting from airport activity.
• The closest airport to Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
• Westchester County Airport has several fixed-base operators, including Avitat, Signature Flight Support, Landmark, NetJets, Panorama, and Million Air.
• After several renovations, as well as discussions about the airport's viability, the airport is presently served by seven airlines to a range of fifteen destinations in the United States.

Facts about Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG):

• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر", another name for GRG is "Gardez Airport (Gardez)".
• 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.