Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Venice, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Venice Municipal Airport (VNC), Venice, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,770 miles (or 12,505 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 Venice Municipal 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 Venice Municipal 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):

• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, it played a key role, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies.
• Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
• 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.
• The Kabul International Airport is about 25 miles south of Bagram, connected by two separate roads.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• 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.
• Early on the morning of 30 December 2010, Taliban militants fired two rockets on Bagram though no casualties were reported.
• In March 2010, the U.S.
• The ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at 1,492 metres above sea level.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Venice Municipal Airport (VNC):

• The closest airport to Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) is Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) NNW of VNC.
• Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,444 miles (18,417 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Venice Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Venice Municipal 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.
• The airport was built during the 1940s by the United States Army Air Forces.
• Suncoast Air Center, located just west of the approach end of Runway 23, is the primary FBO and provides ground support and aviation services to aircraft that use the airfield.