Nonstop flight route between Taloqan, Afghanistan and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taloqan Airport (TQN), Taloqan, Afghanistan and Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,620 miles (or 5,826 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 Taloqan Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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 Taloqan Airport and Kota Kinabalu 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: | TQN / OATQ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Taloqan, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°46'14"N by 69°31'56"E | 
| Area Served: | Taloqan, Takhar Province | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 2677 feet (816 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TQN | 
| More Information: | TQN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKI / WBKK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°56'40"N by 116°3'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Kota Kinabalu | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BKI | 
| More Information: | BKI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Taloqan Airport (TQN):
- The furthest airport from Taloqan Airport (TQN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Taloqan Airport (TQN) is Kunduz Airport (UND), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of TQN.
- In addition to being known as "Taloqan Airport", other names for TQN include "Taluqan Airport (Taluqan)" and "KDH".
Facts about Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI):
- The closest airport to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of BKI.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The terminal was also the first airport in Malaysia to accommodate the brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Royal Brunei with demo product introductory flights commenced during November 2013 for a short period.
- The airport first began as a military airfield built by the Japanese occupying forces during World-War II.
- Kota Kinabalu International Airport handled 6,929,692 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) is Lábrea Airport (LBR), which is nearly antipodal to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (meaning Kota Kinabalu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lábrea Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,843 kilometers) away in Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Kota Kinabalu International Airport", another name for BKI is "Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kota Kinabalu".
- Because of Kota Kinabalu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Kota Kinabalu 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.
- In mid-2005, the Malaysian government approved a project for major renovation and extension of KKIA worth RM1.4 billion.




