Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and La Macarena, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and La Macarena Airport (LMC), La Macarena, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,913 miles (or 14,344 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 La Macarena 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 La Macarena 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: | LMC / |
Airport Name: | La Macarena Airport |
Location: | La Macarena, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°10'45"N by 73°47'14"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from LMC |
More Information: | LMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.
- Coalition presence increases
- 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.
- 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
Facts about La Macarena Airport (LMC):
- The furthest airport from La Macarena Airport (LMC) is Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Macarena Airport (meaning La Macarena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to La Macarena Airport (LMC) is Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) ENE of LMC.