Nonstop flight route between Khost, Afghanistan and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,902 miles (or 12,718 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 Southwest Florida International 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 Southwest Florida International 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | RSW / KRSW |
| Airport Name: | Southwest Florida International Airport |
| Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'9"N by 81°45'19"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Lee County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RSW |
| More Information: | RSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
Facts about Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):
- Southwest Florida International Airport handled 7,637,801 passengers last year.
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Southwest Florida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Florida International 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 Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Page Field (FMY), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of RSW.
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 83,385 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day.
- RSW was conceived in 1973 when it was clear that the existing airport in Fort Myers, Page Field, would be too small.
- A new $16 million Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting facility opened in July 2013.
