Nonstop flight route between Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Kandahar, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,717 miles (or 10,809 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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 Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG):

• On December 10, 2006, the Minister of Transport, Lawrence Cannon, announced Winnipeg International Airport was to be renamed Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in honour of the influential businessman and pioneer of Canadian commercial aviation from Winnipeg.
• Because of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International 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.
• Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) has 2 runways.
• Winnipeg Airport's main terminal building features several food and retail outlets.
• Free WiFi is provided by the Winnipeg Airports Authority throughout the entire terminal building.
• Air Canada operates a Maple Leaf Lounge located in the domestic/international departures area.
• The closest airport to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (YPG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) W of YWG.
• The original main terminal building was built in 1964, and was designed by the architectural firm of Green Blankstein Russell and Associates.
• The furthest airport from Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,465 miles (16,841 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):

• 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.
• 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.
• Coalition presence increases
• The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
• Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
• Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.