Nonstop flight route between Jalalabad, Afghanistan and Queenstown, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), Jalalabad, Afghanistan and Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Queenstown, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,215 miles (or 13,221 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 Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر and Queenstown 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 Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر and Queenstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAA / OAJL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°23'58"N by 70°29'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Jalalabad | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 1814 feet (553 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAA | 
| More Information: | JAA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZQN / NZQN | 
| Airport Name: | Queenstown Airport | 
| Location: | Queenstown, New Zealand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°1'15"S by 168°44'21"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1171 feet (357 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZQN | 
| More Information: | ZQN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA):
- The closest airport to Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of JAA.
- The furthest airport from Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,937 miles (19,211 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- On 30 June 2010 a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport.
- Hamidullah Qaderi, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan, announced in April 2009 the construction of a new civilian airport in the Gambiri area northwest of Jalalabad.
- In addition to being known as "Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر", other names for JAA include "Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)" and "KDH".
- Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Queenstown Airport (ZQN):
- The closest airport to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is Wanaka Airport (WKA), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of ZQN.
- The furthest airport from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Queenstown Airport (meaning Queenstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Queenstown Airport (ZQN) has 2 runways.
- A regular scenic route between Queenstown and Milford Sound was first established by Southern Scenic Air Services Ltd in August 1951.
- Queenstown Airport is located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, and serves the resort town of Queenstown.The airport is 8 km by road from the CBD.
- On 22 June 2010, a late-running Pacific Blue flight to Sydney took off from Queenstown.




