Nonstop flight route between Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nogales International Airport (NOG), Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,865 miles (or 12,657 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 Nogales International 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 Nogales International 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 Nogales International Airport (NOG):

• In addition to being known as "Nogales International Airport", another name for NOG is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Nogales".
• The closest airport to Nogales International Airport (NOG) is Nogales International Airport (OLS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) NNE of NOG.
• Nogales International Airport (NOG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Nogales International Airport (NOG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,570 miles (18,620 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more, at a time when Dick Cheney, the vice-president of the United States, was visiting Afghanistan.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• On June 19, 2013, the base was the subject of a mortar attack by Taliban forces, which resulted in four U.S.
• During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan the base was secured by a team from the British Special Boat Service.
• The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
• In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.