Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Hermiston, Oregon, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES), Hermiston, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,857 miles (or 11,035 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 Hermiston Municipal 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
• Fire fighting equipment is present.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• Transportation to and from the airport are buses, taxi and private cars.
• 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.
• 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.
• The North Side Cantonment - Kabul International Airport facility was completed and turned over to the United States armed forces in October 2008.
• 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.

Facts about Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES):

• Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hermiston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermiston Municipal 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.
• The furthest airport from Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Hermiston Municipal Airport covers an area of 267 acres at an elevation of 644 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ESE of HES.
• In addition to being known as "Hermiston Municipal Airport", another name for HES is "HRI".