Nonstop flight route between Kabul, Afghanistan and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan and Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,618 miles (or 10,651 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 Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• American C-17 Globemaster on the military side of Kabul International Airport in October 2011
• 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.
• Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
• The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
• During Hillary Cinton's 2010 visit to Afghanistan
• Kabul Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• 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.
• 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 Lethbridge Airport (YQL):

• The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
• On 26 July 2009, the Evergreen Supertanker successfully landed and took off from runway 05 as part of the 2009 airshow, marking the first time a Boeing 747 has used this airport.
• By 1962, passenger flights operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines had become more regional in nature.
• Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
• The RCAF left Lethbridge in 1944.
• Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
• On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
• The airport is a Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Designated Aerodrome, thus providing full passenger screening.
• From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
• Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services.
• The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.