Nonstop flight route between Churchill, Manitoba, Canada and Bagram, Afghanistan:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Churchill Airport (YYQ), Churchill, Manitoba, Canada and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,893 miles (or 9,484 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 Churchill Airport and Bagram Airfield, 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 Churchill Airport and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YYQ / CYYQ |
Airport Name: | Churchill Airport |
Location: | Churchill, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°44'21"N by 94°3'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YYQ |
More Information: | YYQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bagram, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°56'46"N by 69°15'52"E |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4895 feet (1,492 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OAI |
More Information: | OAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Churchill Airport (YYQ):
- Because of Churchill Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Churchill 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 furthest airport from Churchill Airport (YYQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,264 miles (16,518 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Churchill Airport (YYQ) is Tadoule Lake Airport (XTL), which is located 159 miles (257 kilometers) W of YYQ.
- Churchill Airport (YYQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- As of late January 2002, there were somewhat over 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan, of which about 3,000 were at Kandahar International Airport, and about 500 were stationed at Bagram.
- In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
- Early on the morning of 30 December 2010, Taliban militants fired two rockets on Bagram though no casualties were reported.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- The furthest airport from Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, it played a key role, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- Because of Bagram Airfield's high elevation of 4,895 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at OAI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make OAI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.