Nonstop flight route between Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Kabul, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona, United States and Kabul International Airport (KBL), Kabul, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,738 miles (or 12,453 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International 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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International 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: | PHX / KPHX |
Airport Name: | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
Location: | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°26'3"N by 112°0'42"W |
Area Served: | Phoenix metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Phoenix |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1135 feet (346 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHX |
More Information: | PHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBL / OAKB |
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Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'56"N by 69°12'43"E |
Area Served: | Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 5877 feet (1,791 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBL |
More Information: | KBL Maps & Info |
Facts about Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX):
- British Airways provides the airport's only nonstop service to London-Heathrow, as well as the only passenger flights on a Boeing 747 involving the airport.
- The closest airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Scottsdale Airport (SCF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNE of PHX.
- In October 1989 ground was broken for Terminal 4, the largest terminal.
- The airport has over 120 aircraft gates in three Terminals.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport's master plan was redesigned in 1959 to eliminate the cross runway to make room for new terminals.
- After airline deregulation in 1978 former Hughes Airwest executive Ed Beauvais formed a plan for a new airline based in Phoenix.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KBL):
- The airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989.
- The airport has 7 helicopter pad for mostly military traffic.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Bagram Airfield (OAI), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) N of KBL.
- Because of Kabul International Airport's high elevation of 5,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KBL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KBL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KBL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kabul International Airport (KBL) currently has only 1 runway.
- During Hillary Cinton's 2010 visit to Afghanistan
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", another name for KBL is "میدان هوایی بین المللی کابل".