Nonstop flight route between Olney, Texas, United States and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Olney Municipal Airport (ONY), Olney, Texas, United States and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,843 miles (or 12,623 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 Olney Municipal Airport and Kabul 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 Olney Municipal Airport and Kabul 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: | ONY / KONY |
Airport Name: | Olney Municipal Airport |
Location: | Olney, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°22'5"N by 98°45'29"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ONY |
More Information: | ONY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Olney Municipal Airport (ONY):
- The south side of Olney's Main Street, Texas State Highway 114.
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles, all of it land.
- The closest airport to Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Kickapoo Downtown Airport (KIP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNE of ONY.
- The furthest airport from Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,990 miles (17,687 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The One-Arm Dove Hunt mural on a building in downtown Olney.
- Because of Olney Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Olney 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.
- In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport was built in the 1960s by the United States.
- Since 2007, the airport is maintained by NATO under the International Security Assistance Force banner, although a prominent base for the US and Canadian Forces, many other Armed Forces are based there.
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- Reconstruction and Canadian deployments
- The airfield itself was built between 1956 and 1962 by American consultants, for a cost of USD 15 million.
- The airport came into the public eye during the tense drama that was played out when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, who hijacked and landed Indian Airlines Flight 814 on the airfield in December 1999, ordered the Government of India to ensure the release and safe-passage of three alleged Pakistani terrorists in return for letting the occupants of the passenger plane leave without harm.
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.