Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Centerville, Tennessee, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM), Centerville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,472 miles (or 12,025 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 Centerville Municipal 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 Centerville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GHM / KGHM |
Airport Name: | Centerville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Centerville, Tennessee, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°50'13"N by 87°26'43"W |
Area Served: | Centerville, Tennessee |
Operator/Owner: | City of Centerville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 768 feet (234 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GHM |
More Information: | GHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- As part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy also had based a squadron of Harrier GR7A aircraft at Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support to coalition ground forces replacing USMC AV-8B's.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
Facts about Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM):
- The furthest airport from Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,155 miles (17,952 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) is Maury County Airport (MRC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SE of GHM.
- Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Centerville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 768 feet, planes can take off or land at Centerville Municipal 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.