Nonstop flight route between Khost, Afghanistan and Muskegon, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan and Muskegon County Airport (MKG), Muskegon, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,941 miles (or 11,171 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 Khost Airport and Muskegon County 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 Khost Airport and Muskegon County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
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Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKG / KMKG |
Airport Name: | Muskegon County Airport |
Location: | Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°10'4"N by 86°14'8"W |
Area Served: | Muskegon, Michigan USA |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 628 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKG |
More Information: | MKG Maps & Info |
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- Khost Airport is located next to the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan.
- Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S.
- Work began to improve the Khost Airport in September 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
Facts about Muskegon County Airport (MKG):
- Skywest, operating as United Express, currently flies Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets on all nonstop services between Muskegon and Chicago.
- The furthest airport from Muskegon County Airport (MKG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,124 miles (17,903 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1927 the Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to establish the Muskegon County Airport.
- Muskegon County Airport (MKG) has 2 runways.
- Muskegon County Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.
- The closest airport to Muskegon County Airport (MKG) is Park Township Airport (HLM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of MKG.
- Because of Muskegon County Airport's relatively low elevation of 628 feet, planes can take off or land at Muskegon County 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.