Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Santiago del Estero, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE), Santiago del Estero, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,457 miles (or 15,220 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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 Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):

• 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 airport was built in the 1960s by the United States.
• During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
• With the closure of Camp Julien in Kabul in November 2005, most of the Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan were transferred to Kandahar province.
• Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
• Coalition presence increases
• 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 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.

Facts about Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE):

• Because of Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés 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.
• Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NW of SDE.
• The furthest airport from Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) is Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN), which is nearly antipodal to Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (meaning Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nanchang Changbei International Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
• In addition to being known as "Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport", another name for SDE is "Aeropuerto de Santiago del Estero – Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés".