Nonstop flight route between Shenyang, China and Khost, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E)
Distance from SHE to KHT:
2,942.52 miles (4,735.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), Shenyang, China and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,943 miles (or 4,736 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 Shenyang Taoxian International Airport and Khost 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 Shenyang Taoxian International Airport and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHE / ZYTX |
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| Location: | Shenyang, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°38'24"N by 123°29'0"E |
| Area Served: | Shenyang |
| Operator/Owner: | Shenyang Taoxian Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 197 feet (60 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHE |
| More Information: | SHE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
| Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
| More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE):
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport's relatively low elevation of 197 feet, planes can take off or land at Shenyang Taoxian 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.
- Shenyang Taoxian International Airport handled 8,619,897 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is nearly antipodal to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (meaning Shenyang Taoxian International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Miramar Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) is Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SW of SHE.
- In addition to being known as "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport", other names for SHE include "沈阳桃仙国际机场" and "Shěnyáng Táoxiān Guójì Jīchǎng".
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- There had been three major reported accidents, all of them during the 1980s mujahideen fighting and involved Russian-made Antonov An-26 aircraft.
- In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.27 miles (79.29 km) SW | Anshan Teng'ao Airport (AOG) | Anshan, Liaoning, China |     |
| 2 | 121.72 miles (195.89 km) ENE | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 130.97 miles (210.78 km) WSW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 4 | 157.69 miles (253.78 km) W | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| 5 | 169.53 miles (272.82 km) SSW | Changhai Airport (CNI) | Changhai, China | |
| 6 | 197.34 miles (317.59 km) NNE | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 7 | 202.69 miles (326.20 km) SE | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 8 | 211.30 miles (340.05 km) SSW | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 9 | 211.44 miles (340.28 km) E | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 10 | 220.01 miles (354.07 km) NE | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 11 | 227.70 miles (366.44 km) WSW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 12 | 238.69 miles (384.13 km) WNW | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 308.00 miles (495.67 km) NNE | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 313.70 miles (504.85 km) SSW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 15 | 314.87 miles (506.74 km) SSW | Weihai Dashuibo Airport (WEH) | Weihai, Shandong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,190.24 miles (19,618.24 km) SSE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,187.06 miles (19,613.12 km) SSE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,174.68 miles (19,593.20 km) SSE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,134.81 miles (19,529.03 km) SE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,131.24 miles (19,523.28 km) S | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,099.24 miles (19,471.80 km) SSE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,095.90 miles (19,466.41 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,076.91 miles (19,435.85 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,053.63 miles (19,398.39 km) SSE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,029.63 miles (19,359.77 km) SE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,027.40 miles (19,356.18 km) SSE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,990.84 miles (19,297.33 km) ESE | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,989.90 miles (19,295.82 km) E | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,976.92 miles (19,274.93 km) ESE | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,970.10 miles (19,263.96 km) S | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.48 miles (66.76 km) SE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 45.92 miles (73.90 km) WNW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) W | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) NNE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 89.80 miles (144.52 km) W | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) NNW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 100.80 miles (162.22 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 112.73 miles (181.42 km) SSE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 118.15 miles (190.14 km) NNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) SSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 159.08 miles (256.02 km) NW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 182.44 miles (293.60 km) E | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 191.03 miles (307.44 km) NNE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 195.89 miles (315.26 km) ENE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.94 miles (19,326.46 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,772.81 miles (17,337.12 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,488.22 miles (16,879.12 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,473.24 miles (16,855.01 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,420.32 miles (16,769.83 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,383.40 miles (16,710.43 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,378.61 miles (16,702.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,376.59 miles (16,699.47 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,353.13 miles (16,661.71 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,350.45 miles (16,657.40 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,349.51 miles (16,655.88 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,349.15 miles (16,655.31 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,344.42 miles (16,647.69 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,328.50 miles (16,622.06 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,321.23 miles (16,610.36 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |