Nonstop flight route between Khost, Afghanistan and Tehachapi, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan and Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP), Tehachapi, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,675 miles (or 12,352 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 Tehachapi Municipal 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 Tehachapi Municipal 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: | TSP / KTSP |
Airport Name: | Tehachapi Municipal Airport |
Location: | Tehachapi, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°8'5"N by 118°26'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tehachapi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4001 feet (1,220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSP |
More Information: | TSP 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- 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.
Facts about Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP):
- The furthest airport from Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) is Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ESE of TSP.
- Because of Tehachapi Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,001 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TSP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TSP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) currently has only 1 runway.