Nonstop flight route between Rockwood, Tennessee, United States and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW), Rockwood, Tennessee, United States and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,261 miles (or 11,685 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 Rockwood Municipal Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Rockwood Municipal Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW):

• The closest airport to Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is McMinn County Airport (MMI), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) S of RKW.
• Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rockwood Municipal Airport (RKW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,309 miles (18,200 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• By late 2003 B-huts, 18-by-36-foot structures made of plywood designed to hold eight troops, were replacing the standard shelter option for troops.
• The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• Reports also indicated that Northern Alliance rocket attacks on Kabul had been staged from Bagram, possibly with Russian-made FROG-7 Rockets.
• Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more, at a time when Dick Cheney, the vice-president of the United States, was visiting Afghanistan.
• In October 2009 The State reported on Bagram's expansion.
• There are numerous dining facilities at Bagram Airfield.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bagram Airfield is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 10th Mountain Division, having taken over from the 101st Airborne Division in the winter of 2013.
• By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.