Nonstop flight route between Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu and Jalalabad, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(13°51'6"S by 167°32'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°23'58"N by 70°29'54"E)
Distance from SLH to JAA:
7,151.07 miles (11,508.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vanua Lava Airport (SLH), Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu and Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), Jalalabad, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,151 miles (or 11,508 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLH / NVSC |
| Airport Name: | Vanua Lava Airport |
| Location: | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°51'6"S by 167°32'12"E |
| Area Served: | Vanua Lava, Torba, Vanuatu |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLH |
| More Information: | SLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAA / OAJL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°23'58"N by 70°29'54"E |
| Area Served: | Jalalabad |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1814 feet (553 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAA |
| More Information: | JAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Vanua Lava Airport (SLH):
- The furthest airport from Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) is Bakel Airport (BXE), which is nearly antipodal to Vanua Lava Airport (meaning Vanua Lava Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bakel Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in Bakel, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of SLH.
- Because of Vanua Lava Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Vanua Lava 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.
Facts about Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA):
- Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,937 miles (19,211 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) is Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) ESE of JAA.
- In addition to being known as "Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر", other names for JAA include "Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)" and "KDH".
- On 30 June 2010 a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.36 miles (27.94 km) NE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu |     |
| 2 | 25.54 miles (41.10 km) S | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 87.12 miles (140.21 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 104.57 miles (168.28 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 5 | 116.22 miles (187.04 km) S | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 119.19 miles (191.82 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 154.21 miles (248.18 km) S | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 168.74 miles (271.56 km) S | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 180.50 miles (290.48 km) S | Malekoula Airport (LPM) | Lamap, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 193.30 miles (311.09 km) SSE | Lamen Bay Airport (LNB) | Lamen Bay, Epi Island, Shéfa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 220.60 miles (355.03 km) SSE | Tongoa Airport (TGH) | Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 230.11 miles (370.32 km) SSE | Siwo Airport (EAE) | Sangafa, Emae, Shéfa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 270.88 miles (435.94 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 353.38 miles (568.71 km) SSE | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,368.01 miles (19,904.34 km) N | Bakel Airport (BXE) | Bakel, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,357.95 miles (19,888.15 km) NE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,356.55 miles (19,885.90 km) E | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,353.61 miles (19,881.15 km) WNW | Kayes Airport (KYS) | Kayes, Mali | |
| 5 | 12,346.90 miles (19,870.36 km) N | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 6 | 12,343.48 miles (19,864.85 km) N | Sélibaby Airport (SEY) | Sélibaby, Mauritania | |
| 7 | 12,329.86 miles (19,842.93 km) NE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,329.50 miles (19,842.35 km) NW | Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) | Kéniéba, Mali | |
| 9 | 12,303.43 miles (19,800.41 km) NNE | Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX) | Matam, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,282.12 miles (19,766.11 km) NW | Yélimané Airport (EYL) | Yélimané, Mali | |
| 11 | 12,262.78 miles (19,734.98 km) NNE | Kaédi Airport (KED) | Kaédi, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 12,262.74 miles (19,734.92 km) N | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 13 | 12,255.99 miles (19,724.06 km) ENE | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 14 | 12,234.92 miles (19,690.15 km) NNW | Kiffa Airport (KFA) | Kiffa, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 12,221.21 miles (19,668.09 km) WNW | Nioro Airport (NIX) | Nioro, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.49 miles (103.78 km) ESE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 74.15 miles (119.34 km) W | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 79.63 miles (128.16 km) WNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) SSW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 89.64 miles (144.27 km) SW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 98.66 miles (158.78 km) S | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 112.74 miles (181.43 km) N | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 126.00 miles (202.77 km) NE | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 130.26 miles (209.63 km) SW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 133.77 miles (215.28 km) WSW | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 141.14 miles (227.15 km) SSE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 155.02 miles (249.49 km) WNW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 156.16 miles (251.32 km) E | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 158.47 miles (255.04 km) ESE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 171.71 miles (276.34 km) E | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,936.89 miles (19,210.51 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,718.61 miles (17,249.88 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,444.43 miles (16,808.64 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,440.69 miles (16,802.63 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,438.41 miles (16,798.94 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,433.75 miles (16,791.46 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,412.98 miles (16,758.02 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,409.80 miles (16,752.90 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,409.62 miles (16,752.61 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,409.00 miles (16,751.61 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,408.68 miles (16,751.11 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,395.10 miles (16,729.25 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,383.97 miles (16,711.34 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,383.40 miles (16,710.43 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,365.52 miles (16,681.65 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |