Nonstop flight route between Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Khost, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
(49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E)
Distance from YXC to KHT:
6,695.00 miles (10,774.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC), Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada and Khost Airport (KHT), Khost, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,695 miles (or 10,775 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Khost 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 Canadian Rockies International Airport and Khost Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXC / CYXC |
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| Location: | Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°36'43"N by 115°46'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Cranbrook |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3084 feet (940 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YXC |
| More Information: | YXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHT / OAKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Khost, Afghanistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°20'0"N by 69°57'6"E |
| Area Served: | Khost Province and nearby areas |
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3844 feet (1,172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHT |
| More Information: | KHT Maps & Info |
Facts about Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC):
- The closest airport to Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) N of YXC.
- The furthest airport from Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,502 miles (16,902 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On February 11, 1978 Flight 314, a Pacific Western Airlines 737-200 on a scheduled flight from Edmonton, via Calgary and Cranbrook, to Castlegar Airport crashed at Cranbrook Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Canadian Rockies International Airport", another name for YXC is "Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport".
- Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport is an international airport located 5 nautical miles north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and 20 kilometres south-east of Kimberley in the Canadian Rockies.
Facts about Khost Airport (KHT):
- The closest airport to Khost Airport (KHT) is Bannu Airport (BNP), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KHT.
- Khost Airport is located next to the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan.
- Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Khost Airport", other names for KHT include "Khost Airport (Khost)", "دخوست هوائی ډګر" and "KDH".
- The furthest airport from Khost Airport (KHT) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Khost Airport (meaning Khost Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Khost Airport (KHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- There had been three major reported accidents, all of them during the 1980s mujahideen fighting and involved Russian-made Antonov An-26 aircraft.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.78 miles (80.11 km) N | Fairmont Hot Springs Airport (YCZ) | Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada |     |
| 2 | 75.55 miles (121.58 km) E | Cowley Airport (YYM) | Cowley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 80.22 miles (129.11 km) E | Pincher Creek Airport (WPC) | Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 85.94 miles (138.30 km) WSW | West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 110.79 miles (178.30 km) N | Banff Airport (YBA) | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 113.48 miles (182.63 km) SE | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) | Kalispell, Montana, United States | |
| 7 | 126.22 miles (203.12 km) WSW | Grand Forks Airport (ZGF) | Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 130.24 miles (209.60 km) NE | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 133.48 miles (214.82 km) E | Lethbridge Airport (YQL) | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 135.50 miles (218.07 km) SSW | Coeur d'Alene Airport (COE) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | |
| 11 | 141.40 miles (227.55 km) NW | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 150.70 miles (242.52 km) SSW | Felts Field (SFF) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 159.21 miles (256.22 km) SSW | Spokane International Airport (GEG) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 162.16 miles (260.97 km) W | Kelowna International Airport (YLW) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 162.37 miles (261.31 km) SSW | Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA) | Spokane, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,502.46 miles (16,902.03 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,423.66 miles (16,775.21 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,421.83 miles (16,772.27 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,395.62 miles (16,730.09 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,388.70 miles (16,718.95 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,373.49 miles (16,694.48 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,290.29 miles (16,560.57 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,277.27 miles (16,539.62 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,259.29 miles (16,510.68 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,259.08 miles (16,510.35 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,242.86 miles (16,484.24 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,227.35 miles (16,459.28 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,224.08 miles (16,454.02 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,220.90 miles (16,448.90 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,220.43 miles (16,448.15 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.48 miles (66.76 km) SE | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 45.92 miles (73.90 km) WNW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 75.93 miles (122.20 km) W | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 4 | 80.06 miles (128.85 km) NNE | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 89.80 miles (144.52 km) W | Ghazni Airport (GZI) | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 95.11 miles (153.06 km) NNW | Kabul International Airport (KBL) | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 100.80 miles (162.22 km) ENE | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) ESE | PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) | Mianwali, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 112.73 miles (181.42 km) SSE | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 118.15 miles (190.14 km) NNW | Bagram Airfield (OAI) | Bagram, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 139.42 miles (224.37 km) SSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 159.08 miles (256.02 km) NW | Bamyan Airport د بامیان هوائی ډګر (BIN) | Bamyan, Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 182.44 miles (293.60 km) E | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 191.03 miles (307.44 km) NNE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 195.89 miles (315.26 km) ENE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,008.94 miles (19,326.46 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,772.81 miles (17,337.12 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,488.22 miles (16,879.12 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,473.24 miles (16,855.01 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,420.32 miles (16,769.83 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,383.40 miles (16,710.43 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,378.61 miles (16,702.71 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,376.59 miles (16,699.47 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,353.13 miles (16,661.71 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,350.45 miles (16,657.40 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,349.51 miles (16,655.88 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,349.15 miles (16,655.31 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,344.42 miles (16,647.69 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,328.50 miles (16,622.06 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,321.23 miles (16,610.36 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |