Nonstop flight route between Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Birmingham, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,327 miles (or 11,792 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 Sheghnan Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 Sheghnan Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGA / OASN | 
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| Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | 
| Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SGA | 
| More Information: | SGA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHM / KBHM | 
| Airport Name: | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport | 
| Location: | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°33'50"N by 86°45'7"W | 
| Area Served: | Birmingham, Alabama | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Birmingham | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 650 feet (198 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BHM | 
| More Information: | BHM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
 - Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
 - Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
Facts about Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM):
- The closest airport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is St. Clair County Airport (PLR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) E of BHM.
 - 1954 and 1969 airport diagrams
 - Because of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth 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 furthest airport from Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,183 miles (17,998 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has 2 runways.
 - BHM currently has one new terminal building with two new concourses, which opened on March 13, 2013.
 - The 1974 terminal was built in the International style of architecture popular for American commercial and institutional buildings from the 1950s through the late 1970s.
 - In the early 1990s Runway 18/36 was extended to 7,100 feet, allowing use by airline jets.
 
