Nonstop flight route between Hopedale, Labrador, Canada and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(55°26'56"N by 60°13'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E)
Distance from YHO to KDH:
5,639.62 miles (9,076.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hopedale Airport (YHO), Hopedale, Labrador, Canada and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,640 miles (or 9,076 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 Hopedale Airport 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 Hopedale Airport 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: | YHO / CYHO |
| Airport Name: | Hopedale Airport |
| Location: | Hopedale, Labrador, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°26'56"N by 60°13'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHO |
| More Information: | YHO 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 Hopedale Airport (YHO):
- Because of Hopedale Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Hopedale 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.
- The closest airport to Hopedale Airport (YHO) is Postville Airport (YSO), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SSE of YHO.
- Hopedale Airport (YHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hopedale Airport (YHO) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,017 miles (17,730 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Coalition presence increases
- Since the airport was designed as a military base, it is likely that the United States intended to use it in case there was a show-down of war between the United States and former USSR.
- 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.
- 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 Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- 2009 Surge and onwards
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.11 miles (66.16 km) SSE | Postville Airport (YSO) | Postville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |     |
| 2 | 48.34 miles (77.80 km) ESE | Makkovik Airport (YMN) | Makkovik, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.60 miles (152.25 km) NW | Nain Airport (YDP) | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 4 | 112.53 miles (181.09 km) SE | Rigolet Airport (YRG) | Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 5 | 147.36 miles (237.16 km) S | CFB Goose Bay (YYR) | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada | |
| 6 | 176.56 miles (284.14 km) SE | Cartwright Airport (YRF) | Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 7 | 202.90 miles (326.53 km) SW | Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM) | Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 8 | 224.65 miles (361.54 km) SE | Black Tickle Airport (YBI) | Black Tickle, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 9 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) NNW | Saglek Airport (YSV) | Saglek, Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 249.23 miles (401.10 km) SE | Charlottetown Airport (YHG) | Charlottetown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 11 | 257.56 miles (414.50 km) SE | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 263.50 miles (424.07 km) W | Schefferville Airport (YKL) | Schefferville, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 268.56 miles (432.20 km) SE | Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) | Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 14 | 281.11 miles (452.40 km) SE | Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH) | Mary's Harbour, Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 281.89 miles (453.65 km) SE | St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) | St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,016.92 miles (17,729.97 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,962.88 miles (17,642.99 km) S | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,933.20 miles (17,595.24 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,930.62 miles (17,591.08 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,929.80 miles (17,589.76 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,926.23 miles (17,584.02 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,918.62 miles (17,571.77 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,909.05 miles (17,556.37 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,899.16 miles (17,540.46 km) S | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,897.37 miles (17,537.57 km) SW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,895.71 miles (17,534.89 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,884.51 miles (17,516.89 km) SW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,880.58 miles (17,510.55 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,872.45 miles (17,497.47 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,871.27 miles (17,495.57 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 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 | |