Nonstop flight route between Djougou, Benin and Kandahar, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Djougou Airport (DJA), Djougou, Benin and Kabul International Airport (KDH), Kandahar, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,355 miles (or 7,008 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 Djougou 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 Djougou 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: | DJA / DBBD |
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Location: | Djougou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°41'31"N by 1°38'14"E |
Area Served: | Djougou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1444 feet (440 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJA |
More Information: | DJA 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 Djougou Airport (DJA):
- Djougou Airport (DJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Djougou Airport", another name for DJA is "Djougou Airport (Djougou)".
- The furthest airport from Djougou Airport (DJA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Djougou Airport (meaning Djougou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,717 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Djougou Airport (DJA) is Niamtougou International Airport (LRL), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DJA.
Facts about Kabul International Airport (KDH):
- The closest airport to Kabul International Airport (KDH) is Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) N of KDH.
- Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan.
- 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.
- As of 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded.
- During Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan.
- 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 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.
- Kabul International Airport (KDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The deployments in February 2006 brought Task Force Afghanistan in Kandahar to about 2,250 personnel.
- During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the airfield was used intensively by the Soviet Air Forces, both as logistical facility for flying in troops and supplies and as a base for launching airstrikes against local Mujahideen groups.
- Coalition presence increases