Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Eagle, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Eagle Airport (EAA), Eagle, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,353 miles (or 8,614 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 Bagram Airfield and Eagle 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 Bagram Airfield and Eagle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX |
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Location: | Bagram, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'46"N by 69°15'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4895 feet (1,492 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAI |
More Information: | OAI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EAA / PAEG |
Airport Name: | Eagle Airport |
Location: | Eagle, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°46'41"N by 141°8'58"W |
Area Served: | Eagle, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 908 feet (277 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EAA |
More Information: | EAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.
- 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.
- In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
- In 2008, several U.S.
- 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.
- There are numerous dining facilities at Bagram Airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- 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 ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at 1,492 metres above sea level.
- The airport at Bagram was originally built in the 1950s, during the Cold War, at a time when the United States and neighboring Soviet Union were busy spreading influence in Afghanistan.
Facts about Eagle Airport (EAA):
- Because of Eagle Airport's relatively low elevation of 908 feet, planes can take off or land at Eagle 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.
- Eagle Airport (EAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eagle Airport (EAA) is Chicken Airport (CKX), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SSW of EAA.
- The furthest airport from Eagle Airport (EAA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,238 miles (16,476 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.