Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and İzmir, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), İzmir, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,327 miles (or 3,744 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 Bagram Airfield and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, it played a key role, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• 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.
• By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB):

• The easiest way to get there from İzmir is by İZBAN metropolitan rail service or the Havaşairport shuttle bus from the Turkish Airlines office.
• Because of İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at İzmir Adnan Menderes 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.
• The closest airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Çiğli Air Base (IGL), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of ADB.
• İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) has 2 runways.
• The new international terminal was opened in September 2006 and the new domestic terminal is opened in March 2014.
• The furthest airport from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,338 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• In addition to being known as "İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport", another name for ADB is "Adnan Menderes Havalimanı".