Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Logan, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), Logan, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,370 miles (or 11,861 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 Logan-Cache 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 Logan-Cache 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: | LGU / KLGU |
| Airport Name: | Logan-Cache Airport |
| Location: | Logan, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°47'28"N by 111°51'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Logan City & Cache County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGU |
| More Information: | LGU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- 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.
- Since 2007, the airport is maintained by NATO under the International Security Assistance Force banner, although a prominent base for the US and Canadian Forces, many other Armed Forces are based there.
- The airport was mostly used at this time for military and humanitarian purposes, hosting regular flights of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to and from Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat and Peshawar.
- 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 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U.S.
Facts about Logan-Cache Airport (LGU):
- The furthest airport from Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,889 miles (17,524 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Logan-Cache Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Utah carrier Transwestern Airlines had company headquarters at Logan airport, with flights to their hub at Salt Lake until their acquisition by Horizon Air in December 1983.
- Logan Cache Airport has two fixed wing training schools located on the field, one sponsored by Utah State University, and the other is Privately owned by Leading Edge Aviation, New to the airport, a rotorcraft school, Mountain Ridge Helicopters, has opened up shop.
- New Air Helicopters of Durango, Colorado has moved a part of its fleet to the Logan- Cache airport.
- Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) is Brigham City Airport (BMC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of LGU.
- Logan-Cache airport is the training base for all Utah State University aviation students.
