Nonstop flight route between Udon Thani, Thailand and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(17°23'11"N by 102°47'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from UTH to KDH:
2,504.41 miles (4,030.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), Udon Thani, Thailand and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,504 miles (or 4,030 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 Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี and Kabul 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 Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี and Kabul 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: | UTH / VTUD |
| Airport Name: | Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี |
| Location: | Udon Thani, Thailand |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°23'11"N by 102°47'17"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 579 feet (176 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UTH |
| More Information: | UTH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
| Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
| More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH):
- On February 8, 2006, an international group of skydivers from 31 countries called "the World Team" set a World Record for the largest freefall formation, a 400-way, over the Udon Thani airport.
- Because of Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี's relatively low elevation of 579 feet, planes can take off or land at Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี 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.
- During the Vietnam War the facility was known as Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, serving as a front-line base of the United States Air Force and was the Asian Headquarters for Air America.
- The closest airport to Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) is Wattay International Airport (VTE), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNW of UTH.
- The furthest airport from Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (meaning Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- As part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy also had based a squadron of Harrier GR7A aircraft at Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support to coalition ground forces replacing USMC AV-8B's.
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport was mostly used at this time for military and humanitarian purposes, hosting regular flights of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to and from Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat and Peshawar.
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.15 miles (71.05 km) NNW | Wattay International Airport (VTE) | Vientiane, Laos |     |
| 2 | 63.55 miles (102.27 km) S | Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) | Khon Kaen, Thailand | |
| 3 | 70.40 miles (113.29 km) W | Loei Airport (LOE) | Loei, Thailand | |
| 4 | 116.15 miles (186.92 km) WSW | Phetchabun Airport (PHY) | Phetchabun, Thailand | |
| 5 | 122.29 miles (196.81 km) E | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) | Nakhon Phanom, Thailand | |
| 6 | 142.31 miles (229.03 km) ESE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 7 | 144.07 miles (231.86 km) N | Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) | Xieng Khouang, Laos | |
| 8 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) NNW | Sayaboury Airport (ZBY) | Sayaboury, Laos | |
| 9 | 152.16 miles (244.87 km) SSE | Buriram Airport (BFV) | Buriram (Buri Ram), Thailand | |
| 10 | 171.31 miles (275.70 km) S | Nakhon Ratchasima Airport (NAK) | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | |
| 11 | 178.28 miles (286.91 km) NNW | Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
| 12 | 180.14 miles (289.91 km) WNW | Phrae Airport (PRH) | Phrae, Thailand | |
| 13 | 196.20 miles (315.75 km) W | Sukhothai Airport (THS) | Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 14 | 202.03 miles (325.14 km) SE | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 15 | 211.08 miles (339.70 km) ENE | Vinh Airport (VII) | Vinh, Nghe An, Vietnam | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,206.75 miles (19,644.81 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,176.70 miles (19,596.45 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 12,082.33 miles (19,444.58 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,082.33 miles (19,444.58 km) SW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,075.72 miles (19,433.94 km) SW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,066.09 miles (19,418.45 km) S | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 7 | 12,057.70 miles (19,404.94 km) W | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,049.65 miles (19,391.99 km) W | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 12,032.59 miles (19,364.53 km) SSW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,996.57 miles (19,306.56 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,979.99 miles (19,279.88 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,979.99 miles (19,279.88 km) W | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 13 | 11,950.93 miles (19,233.12 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,928.59 miles (19,197.16 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,913.69 miles (19,173.19 km) S | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.21 miles (122.65 km) N | Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) | Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan | |
| 2 | 87.56 miles (140.91 km) W | Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر (BST) | Lashkar Gah (Bost), Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) SE | Quetta International Airport (UET) | Quetta, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 201.32 miles (323.99 km) SSW | Dalbandin Airport (DBA) | Dalbandin, Pakistan | |
| 5 | 204.51 miles (329.12 km) NE | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 205.21 miles (330.25 km) NE | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 211.29 miles (340.04 km) N | Chaghcharan Airport د چغچران هوائی ډګر (CCN) | Chaghcharan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 213.26 miles (343.21 km) E | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 224.05 miles (360.57 km) WNW | Farah Airport د فراه هوائی ډګر (FAH) | Farah, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 238.23 miles (383.40 km) W | Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) | Zaranj, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 245.81 miles (395.59 km) NE | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 12 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) NNE | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 255.78 miles (411.63 km) W | Zabol Airport (ACZ) | Zabol, Iran | |
| 14 | 260.87 miles (419.84 km) S | Khuzdar Airport (KDD) | Khuzdar, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 270.42 miles (435.20 km) ENE | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,023.23 miles (19,349.47 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,040.16 miles (17,767.38 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,755.97 miles (17,310.01 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,743.56 miles (17,290.04 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,689.48 miles (17,203.01 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,524.75 miles (16,937.91 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,436.57 miles (16,795.99 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,361.42 miles (16,675.05 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,319.30 miles (16,607.25 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,248.01 miles (16,492.54 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,245.87 miles (16,489.09 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,188.82 miles (16,397.28 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,128.49 miles (16,300.19 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,113.00 miles (16,275.25 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,108.31 miles (16,267.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |