Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,014 miles (or 11,288 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 Bowman Field and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر, 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 Bowman Field and Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bowman Field (LOU):

• During the 1920s and 1930s, Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines and the original Continental Airlines operated passenger and mail service in and out of Bowman Field.
• Bowman Field is operated by the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, which also operates Louisville International Airport.
• Bowman found an outlet for his enthusiasm after meeting and forming a brief partnership with Louisvillian Robert H.
• The furthest airport from Bowman Field (LOU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Today Bowman Field is home to hundreds of privately owned aircraft as well as several commercial operations, including Central American Airways, which opened its doors in 1946, Falcon Aviation, Aero Club of Louisville, Inc., and Louisville Executive Aviation.
• The closest airport to Bowman Field (LOU) is Louisville International Airport (SDF), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) SW of LOU.
• Because of Bowman Field's relatively low elevation of 546 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowman Field 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.
• Kentucky Flying Service is no longer in operation.
• Bowman Field (LOU) has 2 runways.
• Bowman Field was used in the James Bond film Goldfinger as the base for Pussy Galore's Flying Circus.

Facts about Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD):

• Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NNW of FBD.
• In addition to being known as "Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر", another name for FBD is "Faizabad Airport (Faizabad)".