Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Sedona, Arizona, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from OAI to SDX:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- OAI Airport Information
- SDX Airport Information
- Facts about OAI
- Facts about SDX
- Map of Nearest Airports to OAI
- List of Nearest Airports to OAI
- Map of Furthest Airports from OAI
- List of Furthest Airports from OAI
- Map of Nearest Airports to SDX
- List of Nearest Airports to SDX
- Map of Furthest Airports from SDX
- List of Furthest Airports from SDX
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Sedona Airport (SDX), Sedona, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,614 miles (or 12,253 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 Sedona 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 Sedona 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 |
| Airport Names: |
|
| 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: | SDX / KSEZ |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Sedona, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°51'0"N by 111°47'24"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Yavapai County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4830 feet (1,472 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDX |
| More Information: | SDX Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- There are numerous dining facilities at Bagram Airfield.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- The ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at 1,492 metres above sea level.
- In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.
- Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
- During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan the base was secured by a team from the British Special Boat Service.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- 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.
- Bagram Airfield is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 10th Mountain Division, having taken over from the 101st Airborne Division in the winter of 2013.
- 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 2008, several U.S.
- 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.
Facts about Sedona Airport (SDX):
- Scenic Airlines discontinued service at Sedona in April 1997.
- Sedona Airport (SDX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sedona Airport's high elevation of 4,830 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sedona Airport", another name for SDX is "SEZ".
- Sedona is a very popular destination among Arizona tourists, especially with those who are interested in the New Age movement or those seeking to be close to nature.
- The furthest airport from Sedona Airport (SDX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,353 miles (18,270 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Former two time Olympic distance runner Pat Porter, his 15 year old son Connor and a friend of his son, 14 year old Connor Mantsch, died when their airplane, a Beechcraft Duke piloted by Porter, crashed after takeoff from the airport, on Thursday, July 26, 2012.
- The closest airport to Sedona Airport (SDX) is Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) NNE of SDX.
