Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Gaylord, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR), Gaylord, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,701 miles (or 10,784 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 Kabul International Airport and Gaylord Regional 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 Kabul International Airport and Gaylord Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB |
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| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KBL |
| More Information: | KBL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLR / KGLR |
| Airport Name: | Gaylord Regional Airport |
| Location: | Gaylord, Michigan, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°0'47"N by 84°42'11"W |
| Area Served: | Gaylord, Michigan |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Otsego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1328 feet (405 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLR |
| More Information: | GLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- Passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010 or 300 per day.
- American C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport in October 2011
- 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.
- During Hillary Cinton's 2010 visit to Afghanistan
- The Kabul International Airport was built in the early 1960s.
- 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.
Facts about Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR):
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 8,118 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day.
- Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR) is Antrim County Airport (ACB), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) W of GLR.
- The furthest airport from Gaylord Regional Airport (GLR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,138 miles (17,925 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
