Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF), Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,803 miles (or 9,339 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 Saint-Augustin 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 Saint-Augustin 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: | YIF / CYIF |
| Airport Name: | Saint-Augustin Airport |
| Location: | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°12'34"N by 58°39'26"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Quebec |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YIF |
| More Information: | YIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Coalition presence increases
- The 2009 surge in NATO operations in southern Afghanistan pushed the number of aircraft operations at the base from 1,700 to 5,000 flights a week.
- 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
Facts about Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF):
- The furthest airport from Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,299 miles (18,184 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Saint-Augustin Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Augustin 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 closest airport to Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) is La Tabatière Airport (ZLT), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of YIF.
- Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) currently has only 1 runway.
