Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Munich, Bavaria, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Munich Airport (MUC), Munich, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,044 miles (or 4,900 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 Munich 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 Munich Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• 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.
• An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., sits on the runway at the Kabul International Airport September 2011.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• 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 closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
• Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.

Facts about Munich Airport (MUC):

• Munich Airport is the only location in the entire state of Bavaria where one can shop at Edeka, a supermarket, from 05.30 until midnight every day, including on Sunday.
• Terminal 1 is the older terminal and commenced operation when the airport was opened on 17 May 1992.
• The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising and is named in memory of the former Bavarian Prime minister Franz Josef Strauss.
• The furthest airport from Munich Airport (MUC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,933 miles (19,204 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Terminal 1 currently handles all flights from airlines that are not members of Star Alliance.
• Naming the airport by its full name "Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß" is fairly uncommon.
• Most of the airport's facilities are located in the area between the two runways.
• In addition to being known as "Munich Airport", another name for MUC is "Flughafen München".
• Munich Airport (MUC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Munich Airport (MUC) is Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base (FEL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of MUC.
• The pier, which is 980 m long, is equipped with 24 jet bridges.
• Munich Airport handled 38,672,644 passengers last year.