Nonstop flight route between Dikson, Russia and Bagram, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dikson Airport (DKS), Dikson, Russia and Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,693 miles (or 4,333 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 Dikson 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 Dikson 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: | DKS / UODD |
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Location: | Dikson, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 73°31'0"N by 80°22'54"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DKS |
More Information: | DKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OAI / OAIX |
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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 Dikson Airport (DKS):
- Because of Dikson Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Dikson 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.
- In addition to being known as "Dikson Airport", another name for DKS is "Аэропорт Диксон".
- Dikson Airport (DKS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dikson Airport (DKS) is Alykel Airport (NSK), which is located 328 miles (528 kilometers) SSE of DKS.
- The furthest airport from Dikson Airport (DKS) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,162 miles (17,964 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- The airport at Bagram was originally built in the 1950s, during the Cold War, at a time when the United States and neighboring Soviet Union were busy spreading influence in Afghanistan.
- Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the base.
- Bagram Airfield is the largest U.S.
- 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.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- On June 19, 2013, the base was the subject of a mortar attack by Taliban forces, which resulted in four U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- The 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing was a suicide attack that killed up to 23 people and injured 20 more, at a time when Dick Cheney, the vice-president of the United States, was visiting Afghanistan.
- In March 2009, a car bomb exploded somewhere outside Bagram Airfield wounding three civilian workers.
- A second runway, 3,500 metres long, was built and completed by the United States in late 2006, at a cost of US$68 million.
- 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.