Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Mouila, Gabon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Mouila Airport (MJL), Mouila, Gabon would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,520 miles (or 7,274 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 Mouila 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 Mouila 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MJL / FOGM |
| Airport Name: | Mouila Airport |
| Location: | Mouila, Gabon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°50'53"S by 11°3'28"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJL |
| More Information: | MJL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- American C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport in October 2011
- 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".
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The Kabul International Airport was built in the early 1960s.
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- 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 Mouila Airport (MJL):
- The furthest airport from Mouila Airport (MJL) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Mouila Airport (meaning Mouila Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mouila Airport (MJL) is Gamba Airport (GAX), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) SW of MJL.
- Because of Mouila Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mouila 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.
