Nonstop flight route between Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lombok International Airport (LOP), Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,338 miles (or 6,982 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 Lombok International 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 Lombok International 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:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOP / WADL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°45'29"S by 116°16'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Mataram | 
| Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 319 feet (97 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LOP | 
| More Information: | LOP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E | 
| Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KDH | 
| More Information: | KDH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lombok International Airport (LOP):
- The furthest airport from Lombok International Airport (LOP) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is nearly antipodal to Lombok International Airport (meaning Lombok International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Tomé Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in San Tomé, Venezuela.
- Because of Lombok International Airport's relatively low elevation of 319 feet, planes can take off or land at Lombok International 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 Indonesian government is actively promoting both Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa as Indonesia's number two tourism destination after Bali.
- Bandara Internasional Lombok had several operational names proposed.
- Lombok International Airport handled 167,692 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Lombok International Airport (LOP) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) NW of LOP.
- Lombok International Airport (LOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Helicopter and fixed wing charter services are available by prior arrangement.
- In addition to being known as "Lombok International Airport", another name for LOP is "Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok".
- The airport is provided with a single terminal building with separate sections for the handling of international arrival and departures.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- As part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy also had based a squadron of Harrier GR7A aircraft at Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support to coalition ground forces replacing USMC AV-8B's.
- Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- 2009 Surge and onwards
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.




