Nonstop flight route between Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kampot Airport (KMT), Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,838 miles (or 4,567 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 Kampot Airport and Kabul 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 Kampot Airport and Kabul 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: | KMT / |
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| Location: | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°38'2"N by 104°9'42"E |
| Area Served: | Kampot |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMT |
| More Information: | KMT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Kampot Airport (KMT):
- Kampot Airport (KMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kampot Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Kampot 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 Kampot Airport (KMT) is Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of KMT.
- The furthest airport from Kampot Airport (KMT) is Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU), which is nearly antipodal to Kampot Airport (meaning Kampot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini), and is located 12,379 miles (19,922 kilometers) away in Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Kampot Airport", another name for KMT is "Kampot Airport (Kampot)".
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Coalition presence increases
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
- The airport came into the public eye during the tense drama that was played out when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, who hijacked and landed Indian Airlines Flight 814 on the airfield in December 1999, ordered the Government of India to ensure the release and safe-passage of three alleged Pakistani terrorists in return for letting the occupants of the passenger plane leave without harm.
- 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.
- The airfield itself was built between 1956 and 1962 by American consultants, for a cost of USD 15 million.
