Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Sélibaby, Mauritania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Sélibaby Airport (SEY), Sélibaby, Mauritania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,148 miles (or 8,285 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 Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby 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: | SEY / GQNS |
Airport Name: | Sélibaby Airport |
Location: | Sélibaby, Mauritania |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°10'45"N by 12°12'25"W |
Area Served: | Sélibaby, Mauritania |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 262 feet (80 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEY |
More Information: | SEY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Kabul Airport in 2009
- Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
- The North Side Cantonment - Kabul International Airport facility was completed and turned over to the United States armed forces in October 2008.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- 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 Sélibaby Airport (SEY):
- Sélibaby Airport (SEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sélibaby Airport's relatively low elevation of 262 feet, planes can take off or land at Sélibaby 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 closest airport to Sélibaby Airport (SEY) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SW of SEY.
- The furthest airport from Sélibaby Airport (SEY) is Longana Airport (LOD), which is nearly antipodal to Sélibaby Airport (meaning Sélibaby Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Longana Airport), and is located 12,422 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu.