Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Yenişehir Airport (YEI), Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,103 miles (or 3,385 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 relatively short distance between Kabul International Airport and Yenişehir Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | YEI / LTBR |
| Airport Name: | Yenişehir Airport |
| Location: | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'18"N by 29°33'45"E |
| Area Served: | Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 764 feet (233 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YEI |
| More Information: | YEI Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the airfield was used intensively by the Soviet Air Forces, both as logistical facility for flying in troops and supplies and as a base for launching airstrikes against local Mujahideen groups.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
Facts about Yenişehir Airport (YEI):
- The closest airport to Yenişehir Airport (YEI) is Cengiz Topel Airport Cengiz Topel Havalimanı (KCO), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of YEI.
- Because of Yenişehir Airport's relatively low elevation of 764 feet, planes can take off or land at Yenişehir 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.
- The furthest airport from Yenişehir Airport (YEI) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,204 miles (18,031 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Yenişehir Airport (YEI) has 2 runways.
