Nonstop flight route between Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia and Kabul, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Labuan Airport (LBU), Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,563 miles (or 5,734 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 Labuan 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 Labuan 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Labuan Airport (LBU):

• In addition to being known as "Labuan Airport", other names for LBU include "Lapangan Terbang Labuan" and "纳闽机场".
• Labuan Airport handled 738,769 passengers last year.
• Because of Labuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Labuan 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 furthest airport from Labuan Airport (LBU) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Labuan Airport (meaning Labuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,801 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Labuan Airport (LBU) is Lawas Airport (LWY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LBU.
• Labuan Airport (LBU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):

• The North Side Cantonment - Kabul International Airport facility was completed and turned over to the United States armed forces in October 2008.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
• Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
• Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Transportation to and from the airport are buses, taxi and private cars.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".
• Afghan Air Force personnel are welcomed back home on the flight line of the AAF base in Kabul on Sep.
• The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.