Nonstop flight route between Hassi R'Mel, Algeria and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), Hassi R'Mel, Algeria and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,601 miles (or 5,795 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 Hassi R'Mel Airport and Kabul International 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 Hassi R'Mel Airport and Kabul International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRM / DAFH |
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Location: | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'53"N by 3°18'37"E |
Area Served: | Hassi R'Mel, Algeria |
Operator/Owner: | EGSA Alger |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2540 feet (774 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRM |
More Information: | HRM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KDH / OAKN |
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Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°30'25"N by 65°51'1"E |
Area Served: | Southern Afghanistan |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 3330 feet (1,015 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KDH |
More Information: | KDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM):
- The closest airport to Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) is Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SE of HRM.
- Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Hassi R'Mel Airport", other names for HRM include "Hassi R'Mel Airport (Tilrempt)" and "Aéroport de Hassi R'Mel: Tilrhemt".
- The furthest airport from Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense.
- The Royal Air Force also has a detachment of C130 K and J model Hercules transport aircraft from 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons and its attached Engineering detachment from 24/30 and 47/70 Engineering Squadrons as part of No.
- The 2009 surge in NATO operations in southern Afghanistan pushed the number of aircraft operations at the base from 1,700 to 5,000 flights a week.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- The Afghan government has been slow in rebuilding the facility, the vast majority of it has been reclaimed from years of neglect and damage by Soviet and Taliban soldiers.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- The furthest airport from Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kabul International Airport (meaning Kabul International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,023 miles (19,349 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Major battles between the Taliban and local anti-Taliban forces had been fought at the airport just days earlier, and when coalition troops arrived there were abandoned weapons - including a BM-21 still loaded with rockets - scattered around the terminal.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.