Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Tartu, Estonia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Tartu Airport (TAY), Tartu, Estonia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,537 miles (or 4,083 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 Tartu 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 Tartu 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: | TAY / EETU | 
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| Location: | Tartu, Estonia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°18'26"N by 26°41'12"E | 
| Area Served: | Tartu | 
| Operator/Owner: | Tallinn Airport Ltd | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAY | 
| More Information: | TAY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- Transportation to and from the airport are buses, taxi and private cars.
 - 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.
 - Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
 
Facts about Tartu Airport (TAY):
- In addition to being known as "Tartu Airport", another name for TAY is "Tartu lennujaam".
 - Because of Tartu Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Tartu 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 Tartu Airport (TAY) is Pskov Airport (PKV), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) ESE of TAY.
 - The furthest airport from Tartu Airport (TAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,031 miles (17,753 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Tartu Airport (TAY) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport was opened on 15 May 1946.
 - Estonian Air ended its flights to Tallinn on 21 December 2012.
 - Flybe Nordic started regular flights to Helsinki in 30 October 2011.
 - In 2009 the runway was lengthened to 1,799 m.
 
