Nonstop flight route between Bagram, Afghanistan and South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bagram Airfield (OAI), Bagram, Afghanistan and South Indian Lake Airport (XSI), South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,060 miles (or 9,753 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 Bagram Airfield and South Indian Lake 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 Bagram Airfield and South Indian Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XSI / CZSN |
Airport Name: | South Indian Lake Airport |
Location: | South Indian Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°47'34"N by 98°54'25"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XSI |
More Information: | XSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bagram Airfield (OAI):
- 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.
- Early on the morning of 30 December 2010, Taliban militants fired two rockets on Bagram though no casualties were reported.
- 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.
- By 2007 Bagram has become the size of a small town, with traffic jams and many commercial shops selling goods from clothes to food.
- In addition to being known as "Bagram Airfield", other names for OAI include "Bagram Airport (Bagram)" and "د بګرام هوائی ډګر".
- The closest airport to Bagram Airfield (OAI) is Kabul International Airport (KBL), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) S of OAI.
- 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.
- Bagram Airfield is currently maintained by the Combined Joint Task Force 10th Mountain Division, having taken over from the 101st Airborne Division in the winter of 2013.
- Bagram Airfield (OAI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about South Indian Lake Airport (XSI):
- Because of South Indian Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at South Indian Lake 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.
- South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,194 miles (16,405 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to South Indian Lake Airport (XSI) is Leaf Rapids Airport (YLR), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) WSW of XSI.