Nonstop flight route between Quimper, France and Herat, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP), Quimper, France and Herat International Airport (HEA), Herat, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,472 miles (or 5,588 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 Quimper - Cornouaille Airport and Herat 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 Quimper - Cornouaille Airport and Herat 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: | UIP / LFRQ |
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Location: | Quimper, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'30"N by 4°10'4"W |
Area Served: | Quimper, France |
Operator/Owner: | SEAQC - Société d'Exploitation de l'Aéroport de Quimper Cornouaille |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIP |
More Information: | UIP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEA / OAHR |
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Location: | Herat, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'36"N by 62°13'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3205 feet (977 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEA |
More Information: | HEA Maps & Info |
Facts about Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP):
- The furthest airport from Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (meaning Quimper - Cornouaille Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of UIP.
- In addition to being known as "Quimper - Cornouaille Airport", another name for UIP is "Aéroport de Quimper - Cornouaille".
- Because of Quimper - Cornouaille Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Quimper - Cornouaille 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 Herat International Airport (HEA):
- Herat International Airport (HEA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Herat International Airport", other names for HEA include "Herat Airport (Herat)" and "Persian: میدان هوایی بین المللی هرات".
- Turkish Airlines have planned to commence operations on an Istanbul-Herat route, operating 4 times a week, with an A319 aircraft, 4 times a weekly.
- The closest airport to Herat International Airport (HEA) is Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر (LQN), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NE of HEA.
- The furthest airport from Herat International Airport (HEA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,742 miles (18,897 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Herat International Airport is located 6.5 miles southeast of the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, east of the Herat-Farah road, close to Guzara in the Guzara District of the Herat Province.
- ISAF use has continued since 2005, joined by the Afghan National Army Air Corps, now Afghan Air Force, and the Afghan National Police.