Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Victorville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV), Victorville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,613 miles (or 12,251 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 Southern California Logistics 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 Southern California Logistics 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: | VCV / KVCV |
Airport Name: | Southern California Logistics Airport |
Location: | Victorville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°35'50"N by 117°22'59"W |
Area Served: | Victorville, California |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2885 feet (879 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VCV |
More Information: | VCV Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- A second runway, 3,500 metres long, was built and completed by the United States in late 2006, at a cost of US$68 million.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
- Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
- 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 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.
- In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan the base was secured by a team from the British Special Boat Service.
Facts about Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV):
- The closest airport to Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of VCV.
- The SCLA Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility offers urban warfare training, and has served over 15,000 U.S.
- The furthest airport from Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,421 miles (18,380 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Southern California Logistics Airport (VCV) has 2 runways.