Nonstop flight route between Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Khost, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,760 miles (or 12,489 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 Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport and Khost 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 Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIB / KPIB |
Airport Name: | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport |
Location: | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°28'1"N by 89°20'12"W |
Area Served: | Hattiesburg / Laurel, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 298 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PIB |
More Information: | PIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
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Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB):
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 12,576 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 12,972 in 2009, and 13,766 in 2010.
- Because of Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 298 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional 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 furthest airport from Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) is Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSE of PIB.
- Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
- Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.