Nonstop flight route between Petersburg, West Virginia, United States and Herat, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(38°59'41"N by 79°8'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(34°12'36"N by 62°13'40"E)
Distance from PGC to HEA:
6,807.82 miles (10,956.09 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grant County Airport (PGC), Petersburg, West Virginia, United States and Herat International Airport (HEA), Herat, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,808 miles (or 10,956 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 Grant County Airport and Herat 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 Grant County Airport and Herat 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: | PGC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Petersburg, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'41"N by 79°8'44"W |
| Area Served: | Petersburg, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Grant County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 963 feet (294 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PGC |
| More Information: | PGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEA / OAHR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Herat, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'36"N by 62°13'40"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3205 feet (977 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEA |
| More Information: | HEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Grant County Airport (PGC):
- The closest airport to Grant County Airport (PGC) is Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNE of PGC.
- The furthest airport from Grant County Airport (PGC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,573 miles (18,624 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Grant County Airport (PGC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Grant County Airport", another name for PGC is "W99".
- Because of Grant County Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Grant County 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.
Facts about Herat International Airport (HEA):
- The furthest airport from Herat International Airport (HEA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Herat International Airport", other names for HEA include "Herat Airport (Herat)" and "Persian: میدان هوایی بین المللی هرات".
- ISAF use has continued since 2005, joined by the Afghan National Army Air Corps, now Afghan Air Force, and the Afghan National Police.
- Herat International Airport is located 6.5 miles southeast of the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, east of the Herat-Farah road, close to Guzara in the Guzara District of the Herat Province.
- Herat International Airport (HEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Herat International Airport (HEA) is Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NE of HEA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.56 miles (76.54 km) NNE | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) | Cumberland, Maryland, United States |     |
| 2 | 48.25 miles (77.65 km) E | Front Royal–Warren County Airport (FRR) | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 52.28 miles (84.13 km) SSE | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) | Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 54.69 miles (88.02 km) E | Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) | Winchester, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 60.82 miles (97.89 km) NW | Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) WNW | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 68.23 miles (109.81 km) ENE | Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 70.02 miles (112.69 km) SSE | Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO) | Charlottesville, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 78.72 miles (126.69 km) SE | Orange County Airport (OMH) | Orange, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 81.73 miles (131.53 km) NW | Greene County Airport (WAY) | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 85.43 miles (137.49 km) E | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 89.50 miles (144.04 km) N | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) | Latrobe (near Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 89.50 miles (144.04 km) N | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LTB) | Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 89.73 miles (144.40 km) ESE | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 89.73 miles (144.40 km) ESE | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,572.56 miles (18,624.19 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,549.44 miles (18,586.97 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,529.84 miles (18,555.43 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,525.14 miles (18,547.88 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,481.76 miles (18,478.05 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,468.71 miles (18,457.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,461.58 miles (18,445.57 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,458.48 miles (18,440.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,434.70 miles (18,402.32 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,432.79 miles (18,399.24 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,377.12 miles (18,309.66 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,339.81 miles (18,249.62 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,338.96 miles (18,248.25 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,326.63 miles (18,228.40 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,268.98 miles (18,135.62 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.71 miles (118.62 km) NE | Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN) | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 127.45 miles (205.11 km) S | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 174.89 miles (281.46 km) E | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 186.13 miles (299.55 km) NE | Maymana Airport د میمنه هوائی ډګر (MMZ) | Maymana, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 193.12 miles (310.80 km) WSW | Birjand International Airport (XBJ) | Birjand, Iran | |
| 6 | 202.22 miles (325.44 km) NW | Mashhad International Airport (MHD) | Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran | |
| 7 | 218.65 miles (351.88 km) S | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 8 | 221.18 miles (355.96 km) SE | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 224.89 miles (361.92 km) S | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 235.39 miles (378.83 km) N | Mary International Airport (MYP) | Mary, Turkmenistan | |
| 11 | 237.16 miles (381.67 km) ESE | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 281.16 miles (452.48 km) SE | Kabul International Airport (KDH) | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 308.09 miles (495.82 km) W | Tabas Airport (TCX) | Tabas, Iran | |
| 14 | 320.93 miles (516.49 km) E | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 329.09 miles (529.62 km) ENE | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,742.26 miles (18,897.29 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,148.63 miles (17,941.94 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,865.51 miles (17,486.31 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,820.42 miles (17,413.73 km) SE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,787.08 miles (17,360.07 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,625.82 miles (17,100.55 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,520.02 miles (16,930.28 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,456.17 miles (16,827.53 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,424.56 miles (16,776.66 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,366.07 miles (16,682.54 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,300.82 miles (16,577.52 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,278.44 miles (16,541.51 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,250.02 miles (16,495.77 km) ESE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,241.03 miles (16,481.30 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,215.83 miles (16,440.74 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |