Nonstop flight route between Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°7'18"N by 70°31'5"E)
Distance from KEL to FBD:
3,035.41 miles (4,885.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,035 miles (or 4,885 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر, 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 Kiel Holtenau Airport and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KEL / EDHK |
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| Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'45"N by 10°8'43"E |
| Area Served: | Kiel, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Schleswig-Holstein (55%) City of Kiel (45%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KEL |
| More Information: | KEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FBD / OAFZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'18"N by 70°31'5"E |
| Area Served: | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3795 feet (1,157 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FBD |
| More Information: | FBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL):
- Because of Kiel Holtenau Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiel Holtenau 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.
- However, use of the airport declined in the following years as more and more scheduled flight routes were discontinued.
- Cirrus Airlines operated scheduled flights to Munich from 2 May 2006 using a single DHC-8-100 aircraft, which was based in Kiel Airport.
- In 1995, the airport became a civilian airport again and in 1997, a new control tower that was operated by civilian staff was constructed.
- The closest airport to Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of KEL.
- In addition to being known as "Kiel Holtenau Airport", another name for KEL is "Flughafen Kiel-Holtenau".
- The furthest airport from Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD):
- In addition to being known as "Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر", another name for FBD is "Faizabad Airport (Faizabad)".
- Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNW of FBD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.82 miles (68.91 km) NNW | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 45.98 miles (74.00 km) SSE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 52.14 miles (83.91 km) S | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany | |
| 4 | 52.67 miles (84.76 km) WSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 5 | 56.40 miles (90.77 km) ENE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 6 | 59.62 miles (95.95 km) SSW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 7 | 68.59 miles (110.39 km) NNW | Vojens Airport (SKS) | Vojens, Denmark | |
| 8 | 73.56 miles (118.39 km) SW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 9 | 76.17 miles (122.58 km) N | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 10 | 81.03 miles (130.41 km) WNW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 11 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) SW | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 12 | 90.97 miles (146.40 km) W | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 13 | 92.00 miles (148.07 km) ESE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| 14 | 93.56 miles (150.57 km) SE | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 15 | 99.27 miles (159.76 km) WSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,648.63 miles (18,746.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,383.89 miles (18,320.55 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,370.56 miles (18,299.09 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,347.78 miles (18,262.43 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,344.62 miles (18,257.36 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,342.76 miles (18,254.36 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,341.90 miles (18,252.97 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,335.40 miles (18,242.51 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,321.21 miles (18,219.68 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,320.66 miles (18,218.78 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,295.49 miles (18,178.29 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,293.75 miles (18,175.49 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,293.46 miles (18,175.01 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,289.42 miles (18,168.52 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,285.29 miles (18,161.87 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.81 miles (89.82 km) NNW | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 59.59 miles (95.90 km) WSW | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 62.08 miles (99.91 km) ENE | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 77.50 miles (124.72 km) S | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 94.26 miles (151.70 km) WSW | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 94.69 miles (152.39 km) NNE | Darwaz Airport (DAZ) | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 111.33 miles (179.17 km) SE | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 134.68 miles (216.75 km) NW | Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
| 9 | 165.83 miles (266.87 km) SSW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 176.90 miles (284.70 km) W | Termez Airport (TMJ) | Termez, Uzbekistan | |
| 11 | 185.02 miles (297.76 km) W | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 188.08 miles (302.69 km) S | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 191.14 miles (307.61 km) SSW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 14 | 218.30 miles (351.32 km) NNW | Khujand International Airport (LBD) | Khujand, Tajikistan | |
| 15 | 219.78 miles (353.70 km) SW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.82 miles (18,907.85 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,644.18 miles (17,130.10 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,520.33 miles (16,930.78 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,520.28 miles (16,930.70 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,517.05 miles (16,925.51 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,482.59 miles (16,870.05 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,479.72 miles (16,865.43 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,476.75 miles (16,860.65 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,471.41 miles (16,852.06 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,466.15 miles (16,843.60 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,444.69 miles (16,809.06 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,439.57 miles (16,800.82 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,438.19 miles (16,798.59 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,432.34 miles (16,789.19 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,418.54 miles (16,766.98 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |