Nonstop flight route between Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada and Bagram, Afghanistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS), Tahsis, British Columbia, Canada and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,493 miles (or 10,449 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 Tahsis Water Aerodrome 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 Tahsis Water Aerodrome and Bagram Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS):

• The furthest airport from Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,690 miles (17,204 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
• Because of Tahsis Water Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Tahsis Water Aerodrome 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 Tahsis Water Aerodrome (ZTS) is Alert Bay Airport (YAL), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNW of ZTS.
• In addition to being known as "Tahsis Water Aerodrome", another name for ZTS is "CAL9".

Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):

• During the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan, it played a key role, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies.
• 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.
• In 2008, several U.S.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
• Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
• In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
• In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
• 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.
• In May 2010, a group of "nearly a dozen" insurgents attacked around the north end of the base.