Nonstop flight route between Kunduz, Afghanistan and Mascot (near Sydney), Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kunduz Airport (UND), Kunduz, Afghanistan and Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,194 miles (or 11,577 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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 Kunduz Airport and Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport. 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):

• The airport is used by ISAF, Kam Air, East Horizon Airlines and for humanitarian flights.
• 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.
• Kunduz Airport (UND) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kunduz Airport", another name for UND is "Kunduz Airport (Kunduz)".
• The closest airport to Kunduz Airport (UND) is Taloqan Airport (TQN), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of UND.

Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):

• The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
• In 1995 the Australian Parliament passed the Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995, which limits the operating hours of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
• Shuttle Bus will drive passengers to the city and deliver them to the door of their hotel.
• The "third runway" which the Commonwealth government commenced development of in 1989 and completed in 1994, remained controversial because of increased aircraftmovements, especially over many inner suburbs.
• Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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 December 2011, Sydney Airport announced a proposal to divide the airport into two airline-alliance-based precincts.
• Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
• Sydney Airport has three passenger terminals.
• Sydney Airport had a fourth passenger terminal, east of Terminal 2.
• The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• Sydney Airport is an international airport located 8 km south of the city centre, in the suburb of Mascot in Sydney.