Nonstop flight route between Kingman, Arizona, United States and Kabul, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kingman Airport (IGM), Kingman, Arizona, United States and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,608 miles (or 12,244 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 Kingman 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 Kingman Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kingman Airport (IGM):

• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 897 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, 878 in 2011, and 924 in 2012.
• The Gunnery Ranges were used to train gunners in air-to-air firing.
• Kingman Airport is a city owned, public use airport located eight nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Kingman, a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
• After the Depot 41 did its job, the airfield was turned over to Mohave County to be used as an airport for the county.
• The closest airport to Kingman Airport (IGM) is Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of IGM.
• The 1120th and the 329th merged with the 328th to become the 328th Flexible Gunnery Training Group.
• Kingman Airport (IGM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Kingman Airport", another name for IGM is "(former Kingman Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Kingman Airport (IGM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• War Assets Administration came to KAAF to set up Sales & Storage Depot 41.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• Transportation to and from the airport are buses, taxi and private cars.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
• The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep.
• Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Kabul Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.