Nonstop flight route between Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Enid, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Vance Air Force Base (END), Enid, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,546 miles (or 12,144 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 Sardeh Band Airport and Vance Air Force Base, 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 Sardeh Band Airport and Vance Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBF / OADS |
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| Location: | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E |
| Area Served: | Band E Sardeh Dam |
| Elevation: | 6971 feet (2,125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SBF |
| More Information: | SBF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | END / KEND |
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| Location: | Enid, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°20'21"N by 97°55'1"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from END |
| More Information: | END Maps & Info |
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- In addition to being known as "Sardeh Band Airport", other names for SBF include "Sardeh Band Airport (Sardeh Band)" and "Band E Sardeh Dam Airport".
- The airport resides at an elevation of 6,971 feet above mean sea level.
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sardeh Band Airport's high elevation of 6,971 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,996 miles (19,306 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
Facts about Vance Air Force Base (END):
- The furthest airport from Vance Air Force Base (END) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Vance Air Force Base", another name for END is "Vance ANGB".
- In keeping with the Air Force tradition of naming bases for deceased Air Force flyers, on July 9, 1949, the base was renamed after a local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lt Col Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
- The base was reactivated on January 13, 1948, and its name changed to Enid Air Force Base, as one of the pilot training bases within the Air Training Command.
- The closest airport to Vance Air Force Base (END) is Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ENE of END.
