Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,305 miles (or 11,756 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 Lake County Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Lake County Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):

• According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.
• The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
• At one point, the airport had scheduled passenger airline service.
• In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
• At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
• Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
• The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
• Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Lake County Airport covers an area of 605 acres.

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• In March 2010, the U.S.
• 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.
• The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• SSG Craig died on 21 June 2006 during combat operations in Afghanistan.
• There are numerous dining facilities at Bagram Airfield.
• In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
• A second runway, 3,500 metres long, was built and completed by the United States in late 2006, at a cost of US$68 million.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• 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.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.