Nonstop flight route between Zaranj, Afghanistan and Reykjavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), Zaranj, Afghanistan and Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,130 miles (or 6,647 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 Zaranj Airport and Reykjavík 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 Zaranj Airport and Reykjavík Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAJ / OAZJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Zaranj, Afghanistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'10"N by 61°52'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Zaranj, Nimruz Province | 
| Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 1581 feet (482 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAJ | 
| More Information: | ZAJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Reykjavík | 
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RKV | 
| More Information: | RKV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Zaranj Airport (ZAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Zaranj Airport", other names for ZAJ include "Zaranj Airport (Zaranj)" and "KDH".
- The closest airport to Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Zabol Airport (ACZ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of ZAJ.
- The furthest airport from Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,849 miles (19,069 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The current airport was built by the British army during World War II on the south coast of Reykjavík peninsula, then a small town.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Icelandair Group and Icelandair have a head office at the airport.Air Iceland and Isavia also have their head offices on the airport property.
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.




