Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Sardeh Band, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,067 miles (or 1,717 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 relatively short distance between Tribhuvan International Airport and Sardeh Band Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTM / VNKT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'47"N by 85°21'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Kathmandu, Nepal | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4390 feet (1,338 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KTM | 
| More Information: | KTM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBF / OADS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E | 
| Area Served: | Band E Sardeh Dam | 
| Elevation: | 6971 feet (2,125 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SBF | 
| More Information: | SBF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):
- In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
- The Airport is connected to the Cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur through the Busses of Sajha Yatayat, which stop in front of the International Terminal.
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The first jet aircraft to land at Tribhuvan was a Air india Boeing 707, which touched down on the 6,600 feet runway in 1967.
- Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
- Because of Tribhuvan International Airport's high elevation of 4,390 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of KTM.
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
- Sardeh Band Airport, also known as Band E Sardeh Dam Airport, is an airport located near the village of Sardeh Band and about 1 kilometre north of the Russian-built dam called Band E Sardeh Dam.
- The furthest airport from Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Though the airstrip is still evident against the surrounding desert, it has not been maintained since Russian military Forces withdrew from Afghanistan and there are no structures to support it.
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sardeh Band Airport", other names for SBF include "Sardeh Band Airport (Sardeh Band)" and "Band E Sardeh Dam Airport".
- Because of Sardeh Band Airport's high elevation of 6,971 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.




