Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Razer Airport (KUR), Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,631 miles (or 12,280 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Razer 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Razer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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| Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
| Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
| More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KUR / OARZ |
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| Location: | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'1"N by 70°45'39"E |
| Area Served: | Razer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8269 feet (2,520 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KUR |
| More Information: | KUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- The Army used this airport as a basic pilot training airfield, under contract to Waterman Airlines.
- In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command used the airport as a transport airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into Delta Air Lines.
- United Airlines via United Express previously served Mobile from its hubs in Chicago and Washington D.C.
- In the 1960s Eastern Airlines was flying Lockheed L-188 Electras to Mobile and then introduced Boeing 727-100s and Douglas DC-9s primarily to Atlanta.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
Facts about Razer Airport (KUR):
- The furthest airport from Razer Airport (KUR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,825 miles (19,031 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Razer Airport", another name for KUR is "Razer Airport (Razer)".
- The closest airport to Razer Airport (KUR) is Chitral Airport (CJL), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of KUR.
- Because of Razer Airport's high elevation of 8,269 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KUR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KUR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Razer Airport (KUR) currently has only 1 runway.
