Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC), St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,804 miles (or 10,949 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 St. Cloud 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 St. Cloud 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: | STC / KSTC |
Airport Name: | St. Cloud Regional Airport |
Location: | St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'48"N by 94°3'36"W |
Area Served: | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of St. Cloud |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1031 feet (314 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from STC |
More Information: | STC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- 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.
- Fire fighting equipment is present.
- Passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010 or 300 per day.
- The North Side Cantonment - Kabul International Airport facility was completed and turned over to the United States armed forces in October 2008.
- 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.
- Transportation to and from the airport are buses, taxi and private cars.
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Kabul Airport in 2009
- The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- 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".
- The airport has two terminal buildings, the modern for international flights and the Soviet built one for domestic flights.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC):
- The closest airport to St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) is Crystal Airport (MIC), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of STC.
- The furthest airport from St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,705 miles (17,229 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- St. Cloud Regional Airport (STC) has 2 runways.