Nonstop flight route between Alta, Norway and Jinja, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alta Airport (ALF), Alta, Norway and Jinja Airport (JIN), Jinja, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,825 miles (or 7,765 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 Alta Airport and Jinja 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 Alta Airport and Jinja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALF / ENAT | 
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| Location: | Alta, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 69°58'33"N by 23°22'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Alta, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ALF | 
| More Information: | ALF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JIN / HUJI | 
| Airport Name: | Jinja Airport | 
| Location: | Jinja, Uganda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'9"N by 33°11'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Jinja, Uganda | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda | 
| Airport Type: | Civilian & Military | 
| Elevation: | 3840 feet (1,170 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JIN | 
| More Information: | JIN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Alta Airport (ALF):
- Local politicians started discussing the airfield plans again in the mid-1950s, and an airport for Alta was included in the national airport plan launched in 1956.
 - The closest airport to Alta Airport (ALF) is Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) E of ALF.
 - Alta Airport's catchment area includes Kautokeino, which has no airport.
 - In addition to being known as "Alta Airport", another name for ALF is "Alta lufthavn".
 - Plans for expanding the 1,670-square-meter terminal facilities were first articulated by the Civil Airport Administration in the 1990s.
 - Construction started in February 1962 and cost NOK 3.2 million.
 - Alta Airport (ALF) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Alta Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alta 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.
 - Alta Airport handled 353,051 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Alta Airport (ALF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,502 miles (16,901 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Jinja Airport (JIN):
- The furthest airport from Jinja Airport (JIN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Jinja Airport (JIN) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of JIN.
 
