Nonstop flight route between Ranchi, India and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), Ranchi, India and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,319 miles (or 2,123 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 Birsa Munda Airport and Kabul International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXR / VERC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ranchi, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°18'51"N by 85°19'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Ranchi | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2148 feet (655 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXR | 
| More Information: | IXR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E | 
| Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KDH | 
| More Information: | KDH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Birsa Munda Airport (IXR):
- In addition to being known as "Birsa Munda Airport", another name for IXR is "बिरसा मुंडा हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,478 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR) is Sonari Airport (IXW), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of IXR.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- 2009 Surge and onwards
- Since the airport was designed as a military base, it is likely that the United States intended to use it in case there was a show-down of war between the United States and former USSR.
- The airport was built in the 1960s by the United States.
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.




