Nonstop flight route between Kandahar, Afghanistan and Camooweal, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan and Camooweal Airport (CML), Camooweal, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,957 miles (or 9,586 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 Kabul International Airport and Camooweal 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 Kabul International Airport and Camooweal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CML / YCMW |
Airport Name: | Camooweal Airport |
Location: | Camooweal, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°54'42"S by 138°7'30"E |
Operator/Owner: | Mount Isa City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 780 feet (238 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CML |
More Information: | CML Maps & Info |
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport was mostly used at this time for military and humanitarian purposes, hosting regular flights of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to and from Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat and Peshawar.
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- With the closure of Camp Julien in Kabul in November 2005, most of the Canadian Forces personnel in Afghanistan were transferred to Kandahar province.
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- In addition to being known as "Kabul International Airport", other names for KDH include "Kandahar International Airport (Kandahar)" and "میدان هوایی بین المللی کندهار".
- A perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself.
Facts about Camooweal Airport (CML):
- The closest airport to Camooweal Airport (CML) is Mount Isa Airport (ISA), which is located 103 miles (165 kilometers) ESE of CML.
- The furthest airport from Camooweal Airport (CML) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Because of Camooweal Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at Camooweal 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.
- Camooweal Airport (CML) currently has only 1 runway.