Nonstop flight route between Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Kandahar, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clinton County Airport (PLB), Plattsburgh, New York, United States and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,585 miles (or 10,598 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 Clinton County 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 Clinton County Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Clinton County Airport (PLB):

• Because of Clinton County Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Clinton 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.
• Clinton County Airport is a former county-owned public-use airport in Clinton County, New York, United States.
• Clinton County Airport covers an area of 990 acres at an elevation of 371 ft above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SE of PLB.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,712 passenger boardings in calendar year 2004 and 1,747 enplanements in 2005.
• Clinton County Airport (PLB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Clinton County Airport (PLB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,563 miles (18,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

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.
• The 2009 surge in NATO operations in southern Afghanistan pushed the number of aircraft operations at the base from 1,700 to 5,000 flights a week.
• The Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
• 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.
• During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the airfield was used intensively by the Soviet Air Forces, both as logistical facility for flying in troops and supplies and as a base for launching airstrikes against local Mujahideen groups.
• Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.