Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA), Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,000 miles (or 16,093 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 Hermes Quijada International 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 Hermes Quijada International 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: | RGA / SAWE |
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Location: | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'51"S by 67°45'14"W |
Area Served: | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RGA |
More Information: | RGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (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.
- The ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at 1,492 metres above sea level.
- In March 2010, insurgents attacked an area at the base with rockets.
- Bagram Airfield is the largest 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA):
- The furthest airport from Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Hermes Quijada International Airport (meaning Hermes Quijada International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,308 miles (19,807 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- In addition to being known as "Hermes Quijada International Airport", another name for RGA is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Río Grande - Hermes Quijada".
- Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) is Ushuaia International Airport (USH), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) SSW of RGA.
- Because of Hermes Quijada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermes Quijada International 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.