Nonstop flight route between Blythe, California, United States and Soroti, Uganda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,243 miles (or 14,875 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 Blythe Airport and Soroti 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 Blythe Airport and Soroti Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Today a modern airport has been built on the site of the former wartime airfield.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• Blythe Airport covers 3,904 acres at an elevation of 399 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• During World War II the airfield was known as Blythe Army Air Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces.

Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):

• Currently there are no scheduled airline service at Soroti Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
• The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
• Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The airport was originally built as a training school for the British Overseas Airways Corporation to train their pilots in tropical flying techniques.
• Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in Eastern Uganda.
• After a twenty seven 27 year period of neglect and mismanagement, the East African Flying Academy, commonly known as the Soroti Flying School is to undergo a US$900,000 renovation.