Nonstop flight route between Blackall, Queensland, Australia and Kampala, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blackall Airport (BKQ), Blackall, Queensland, Australia and Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,658 miles (or 12,324 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 Blackall Airport and Kampala 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 Blackall Airport and Kampala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKQ / YBCK |
| Airport Name: | Blackall Airport |
| Location: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°25'40"S by 145°25'42"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Blackall-Tambo Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 928 feet (283 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKQ |
| More Information: | BKQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLA / HUKC |
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| Location: | Kampala, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°19'33"N by 32°35'33"E |
| Area Served: | Kampala, Uganda |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Civilian and Military |
| Elevation: | 3930 feet (1,198 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLA |
| More Information: | KLA Maps & Info |
Facts about Blackall Airport (BKQ):
- Blackall Airport (BKQ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) N of BKQ.
- Because of Blackall Airport's relatively low elevation of 928 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackall 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.
- The furthest airport from Blackall Airport (BKQ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,647 miles (18,745 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Kampala Airport (KLA):
- Aviation use seems to have been low-key, with little justification for what was quite a major construction - the £18,500 contract having been awarded to Gailey & Roberts Ltd.
- Aviation use during WW2 is unknown – the airstrip however had fallen out of use by 1946 and remained unused thereafter.
- The furthest airport from Kampala Airport (KLA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Kampala Airport", another name for KLA is "Kololo".
- The airstrip was used for the Independence Ceremony in October 1962 and for an open air Mass by Pope Paul VI in 1969.
- The closest airport to Kampala Airport (KLA) is Entebbe International Airport (EBB), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of KLA.
