Nonstop flight route between Puerto Suárez, Bolivia and Kandahar, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), Puerto Suárez, Bolivia and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,850 miles (or 14,243 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 Puerto Suárez 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 Puerto Suárez 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ):

• Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is nearly antipodal to Puerto Suárez International Airport (meaning Puerto Suárez International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tuguegarao Airport), and is located 12,340 miles (19,859 kilometers) away in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines.
• Because of Puerto Suárez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Suárez International 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 closest airport to Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) is Corumbá International Airport (CMG), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ESE of PSZ.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):

• As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
• The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
• The airport was mostly used at this time for military and humanitarian purposes, hosting regular flights of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to and from Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat and Peshawar.
• 2009 Surge and onwards
• 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.
• Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".