Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Larsen Bay Airport (KLN), Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,571 miles (or 8,966 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 Larsen Bay 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 Larsen Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• 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.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Some of the Soviet land forces based at Bagram included the 108th Motor Rifle Division and the 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment of the 105th Guards Airborne Division.
• Bagram handles a number of scheduled and charter military and commercial flights, some of which have been listed based on available information.
• By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• By late 2003 B-huts, 18-by-36-foot structures made of plywood designed to hold eight troops, were replacing the standard shelter option for troops.
• In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.

Facts about Larsen Bay Airport (KLN):

• Larsen Bay Airport resides at elevation of 87 feet above mean sea level.
• Larsen Bay Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Larsen Bay, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S.
• The closest airport to Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SE of KLN.
• Because of Larsen Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Larsen Bay 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 addition to being known as "Larsen Bay Airport", another name for KLN is "2A3".
• The furthest airport from Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) currently has only 1 runway.