Nonstop flight route between Kunduz, Afghanistan and Lakselv, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kunduz Airport (UND), Kunduz, Afghanistan and Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), Lakselv, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,811 miles (or 4,524 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 Kunduz Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak, 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 Kunduz Airport and Lakselv Airport, Banak. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kunduz Airport (UND):

• In addition to being known as "Kunduz Airport", another name for UND is "Kunduz Airport (Kunduz)".
• The airport is used by ISAF, Kam Air, East Horizon Airlines and for humanitarian flights.
• The closest airport to Kunduz Airport (UND) is Taloqan Airport (TQN), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UND.
• Kunduz Airport (UND) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kunduz Airport (UND) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,773 miles (18,947 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL):

• In addition to being known as "Lakselv Airport, Banak", another name for LKL is "Lakselv lufthavn, Banak".
• The closest airport to Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Alta Airport (ALF), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) W of LKL.
• All SAS Commuter services in Northern Norway were taken over by Widerøe in October 2002.
• Interest in Banak rose with the Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 and fears of Soviet intervention in Norway.
• During the German occupation of Norway during World War II, Banak was taken over by the Luftwaffe.
• Station Group Banak, formerly Banak Air Station, comprises the airfield's military activity.
• The furthest airport from Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,476 miles (16,859 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Lakselv Airport, Banak handled 71,763 passengers last year.
• The Royal Norwegian Air Force took control over the airfield in 1945 and started reconstruction.
• Because of Lakselv Airport, Banak's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakselv Airport, Banak 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.