Nonstop flight route between Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Quoin Hill, Vanuatu:
Departure Airport:
(33°19'15"N by 68°38'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E)
Distance from SBF to UIQ:
6,100.17 miles (9,817.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sardeh Band Airport (SBF), Sardeh Band, Afghanistan and Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), Quoin Hill, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,100 miles (or 9,817 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 Quoin Hill 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 Sardeh Band Airport and Quoin Hill Airfield. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | UIQ / NVVQ |
| Airport Name: | Quoin Hill Airfield |
| Location: | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'23"N by 168°26'31"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIQ |
| More Information: | UIQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sardeh Band Airport (SBF):
- 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.
- Sardeh Band Airport, also known as Band E Sardeh Dam Airport, is an airport located near the village of Sardeh Band and about 1 kilometre north of the Russian-built dam called Band E Sardeh Dam.
- 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".
- Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) is Ghazni Airport (GZI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NW of SBF.
- 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.
Facts about Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ):
- The closest airport to Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is Wake Island Airfield (AWK), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) NW of UIQ.
- The furthest airport from Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,749 miles (18,907 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Noumea, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- Quoin Hill Airfield was an airfield in North Efate, in Vanuatu.
- Investigations took place in the late 1980s as to whether Quoin Hill could be used as an alternate for Bauerfield International Airport, but this never came to fruition.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.42 miles (31.26 km) NW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 40.74 miles (65.56 km) ENE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) E | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 92.12 miles (148.26 km) NNE | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 111.83 miles (179.98 km) ESE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 113.02 miles (181.88 km) NNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 117.90 miles (189.74 km) NNE | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 130.26 miles (209.63 km) NE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 143.95 miles (231.66 km) SSE | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 163.74 miles (263.52 km) SE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 167.92 miles (270.24 km) WSW | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 171.93 miles (276.69 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 178.02 miles (286.49 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) SW | Kabul International Airport (KDH) | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 210.16 miles (338.22 km) WNW | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,995.96 miles (19,305.58 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,844.67 miles (17,452.76 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,559.93 miles (16,994.51 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,541.86 miles (16,965.44 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,490.92 miles (16,883.46 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,326.54 miles (16,618.92 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,315.56 miles (16,601.24 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,311.46 miles (16,594.65 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,309.26 miles (16,591.11 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,282.83 miles (16,548.56 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,281.13 miles (16,545.83 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,281.09 miles (16,545.77 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,280.39 miles (16,544.64 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,271.64 miles (16,530.56 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,257.36 miles (16,507.59 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) NW | Wake Island Airfield (AWK) | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 2 | 446.58 miles (718.70 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 453.10 miles (729.20 km) SSW | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 458.02 miles (737.11 km) SSW | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 516.41 miles (831.08 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 527.11 miles (848.29 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 534.60 miles (860.36 km) SSW | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 536.33 miles (863.14 km) S | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 571.26 miles (919.35 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 577.93 miles (930.09 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 592.06 miles (952.83 km) SW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 611.27 miles (983.74 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 611.47 miles (984.06 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 613.16 miles (986.78 km) SSW | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 618.86 miles (995.95 km) SSE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.55 miles (18,907.41 km) SSE | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,899.60 miles (17,541.17 km) S | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 10,887.73 miles (17,522.07 km) S | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 10,867.82 miles (17,490.02 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 10,840.92 miles (17,446.73 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 10,813.73 miles (17,402.97 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,792.16 miles (17,368.25 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 10,790.27 miles (17,365.21 km) S | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,789.46 miles (17,363.91 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 10 | 10,777.55 miles (17,344.75 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 10,769.99 miles (17,332.58 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 10,760.88 miles (17,317.92 km) W | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 13 | 10,759.54 miles (17,315.77 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 10,751.72 miles (17,303.17 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 10,750.87 miles (17,301.81 km) S | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |