Nonstop flight route between Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Loikaw Airport (LIW), Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,003 miles (or 3,223 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 Loikaw Airport and Bagram Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIW / VYLK |
| Airport Name: | Loikaw Airport |
| Location: | Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°41'29"N by 97°12'52"E |
| Elevation: | 2940 feet (896 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIW |
| More Information: | LIW 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 Loikaw Airport (LIW):
- The closest airport to Loikaw Airport (LIW) is Mae Hong Son Airport (HGN), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) ESE of LIW.
- Loikaw Airport (LIW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Loikaw Airport (LIW) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
- In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
- 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.
- 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.
- On June 19, 2013, the base was the subject of a mortar attack by Taliban forces, which resulted in four U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
