Nonstop flight route between Bayda, Libya and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), Bayda, Libya and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,692 miles (or 4,333 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAQ / HLLQ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bayda, Libya | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°47'18"N by 21°57'51"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 2157 feet (657 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LAQ | 
| More Information: | LAQ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bagram, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'46"N by 69°15'52"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 4895 feet (1,492 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from OAI | 
| More Information: | OAI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ):
- In addition to being known as "Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport", another name for LAQ is "مطار الأبرق الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,684 miles (18,804 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) is Benina International Airport (BEN), which is located 110 miles (177 kilometers) WSW of LAQ.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more, at a time when Dick Cheney, the vice-president of the United States, was visiting Afghanistan.
- Some of the Soviet land forces based at Bagram included the 108th Motor Rifle Division and the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Division.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- There are numerous dining facilities at Bagram Airfield.
- The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In March 2010, the U.S.
- Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
- Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In March 2010, insurgents attacked an area at the base with rockets.




