Nonstop flight route between Khwahan, Afghanistan and Palmdale, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khwahan Airport (KWH), Khwahan, Afghanistan and Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), Palmdale, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,398 miles (or 11,906 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 Khwahan Airport and Palmdale Regional 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 Khwahan Airport and Palmdale Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWH / OAHN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Khwahan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°53'24"N by 70°12'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Khwahan | 
| Airport Type: | Private | 
| Elevation: | 3412 feet (1,040 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWH | 
| More Information: | KWH Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PMD / KPMD | 
| Airport Name: | Palmdale Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Palmdale, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°37'45"N by 118°5'3"W | 
| Area Served: | Palmdale, California | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military (Joint Use) | 
| Elevation: | 2543 feet (775 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PMD | 
| More Information: | PMD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Khwahan Airport (KWH):
- In addition to being known as "Khwahan Airport", another name for KWH is "Khwahan Airport (Khwahan)".
- The closest airport to Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Darwaz Airport (DAZ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NE of KWH.
- The furthest airport from Khwahan Airport (KWH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,695 miles (18,822 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Khwahan Airport (KWH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD):
- The airport covers 5,832 acres at an elevation of 2,543 feet above mean sea level.
- The Blackbird Airpark Museum is an extension of the AFFTC Museum at Edwards AFB, while the Heritage Airpark is operated by the City of Palmdale.
- The furthest airport from Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,436 miles (18,405 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) is General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NW of PMD.
- Palmdale Regional Airport has a small airline terminal and a hangar.
- LAWA has used Plant 42's facilities in past years when at one point in the early 1990s several airlines used the Palmdale Regional Airport terminal sited on Plant 42.
- Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD) has 3 runways.




