Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and Campbell River Airport (YBL), Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,504 miles (or 10,467 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 Campbell River 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 Campbell River 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 March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
• 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.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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 closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• The airport at Bagram was originally built in the 1950s, during the Cold War, at a time when the United States and neighboring Soviet Union were busy spreading influence in Afghanistan.
• On June 19, 2013, the base was the subject of a mortar attack by Taliban forces, which resulted in four U.S.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.

Facts about Campbell River Airport (YBL):

• Because of Campbell River Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Campbell River 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.
• Campbell River Airport (YBL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Campbell River Airport (YBL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,666 miles (17,165 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Campbell River Airport (YBL) is Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) N of YBL.