Nonstop flight route between Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Kabul, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luena Airport (LUO), Luena, Moxico Province, Angola and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,547 miles (or 7,317 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 Luena 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 Luena 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: | LUO / FNUE | 
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| Location: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'5"S by 19°53'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4360 feet (1,329 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUO | 
| More Information: | LUO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB | 
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| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBL | 
| More Information: | KBL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Luena Airport (LUO):
- The furthest airport from Luena Airport (LUO) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is located 11,824 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
 - Because of Luena Airport's high elevation of 4,360 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Luena Airport (LUO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Luena Airport (LUO) is Cangamba Airport (CNZ), which is located 134 miles (216 kilometers) S of LUO.
 - In addition to being known as "Luena Airport", other names for LUO include "Aeroporto de Luena/Luso (Luena)" and "Aeroporto de Luena".
 
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- 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.
 - The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
 - 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.
 - Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
 - Following NATO's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States and coalition forces.
 - 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 airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
 
