Nonstop flight route between Birjand, Iran and Kalabo, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birjand International Airport (XBJ), Birjand, Iran and Kalabo Airport (KLB), Kalabo, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,104 miles (or 6,605 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 Birjand International Airport and Kalabo 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 Birjand International Airport and Kalabo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XBJ / OIMB |
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| Location: | Birjand, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'53"N by 59°15'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4952 feet (1,509 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XBJ |
| More Information: | XBJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLB / FLKL |
| Airport Name: | Kalabo Airport |
| Location: | Kalabo, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°59'49"S by 22°28'50"E |
| Area Served: | Kalabo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3920 feet (1,195 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLB |
| More Information: | KLB Maps & Info |
Facts about Birjand International Airport (XBJ):
- The closest airport to Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Tabas Airport (TCX), which is located 147 miles (237 kilometers) WNW of XBJ.
- Birjand Airport is a small airport near Birjand, Iran.
- In addition to being known as "Birjand International Airport", another name for XBJ is "فرودگاه بین المللی بیرجند".
- The furthest airport from Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Birjand International Airport's high elevation of 4,952 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XBJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XBJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Birjand Airport has since opened a second passenger terminal to for the increasing number of passengers.
- Birjand International Airport (XBJ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kalabo Airport (KLB):
- The furthest airport from Kalabo Airport (KLB) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Kalabo Airport (meaning Kalabo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kalabo Airport (KLB) is Mongu Airport (MNR), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) ESE of KLB.
- Kalabo Airport (KLB) currently has only 1 runway.
