Nonstop flight route between Novy Urengoy, Russia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX), Novy Urengoy, Russia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,430 miles (or 3,910 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 relatively short distance between Novy Urengoy Airport and Kabul International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX):

• Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Nadym Airport (NYM), which is located 116 miles (186 kilometers) WSW of NUX.
• In addition to being known as "Novy Urengoy Airport", other names for NUX include "Аэропорт Новый Уренгой" and "USMU".
• The furthest airport from Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,099 miles (17,863 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Novy Urengoy Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at Novy Urengoy 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.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):

• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
• Since the airport was designed as a military base, it is likely that the United States intended to use it in case there was a show-down of war between the United States and former USSR.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
• Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Since 2007, the airport is maintained by NATO under the International Security Assistance Force banner, although a prominent base for the US and Canadian Forces, many other Armed Forces are based there.
• During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
• Eight General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon close air support fighters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force were deployed to Kandahar Airfield to support the expanded NATO operation in southern Afghanistan in late 2006.