Nonstop flight route between Entebbe, Uganda and Big Lake, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from EBB to BGQ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- EBB Airport Information
- BGQ Airport Information
- Facts about EBB
- Facts about BGQ
- Map of Nearest Airports to EBB
- List of Nearest Airports to EBB
- Map of Furthest Airports from EBB
- List of Furthest Airports from EBB
- Map of Nearest Airports to BGQ
- List of Nearest Airports to BGQ
- Map of Furthest Airports from BGQ
- List of Furthest Airports from BGQ
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Entebbe International Airport (EBB), Entebbe, Uganda and Big Lake Airport (BGQ), Big Lake, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,180 miles (or 13,165 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 Entebbe International Airport and Big 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 Entebbe International Airport and Big 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: | EBB / HUEN |
Airport Name: | Entebbe International Airport |
Location: | Entebbe, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°2'40"N by 32°26'35"E |
Area Served: | Entebbe, Kampala, Mukono |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 3782 feet (1,153 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from EBB |
More Information: | EBB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGQ / PAGQ |
Airport Name: | Big Lake Airport |
Location: | Big Lake, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°32'9"N by 149°48'50"W |
Area Served: | Big Lake, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 158 feet (48 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGQ |
More Information: | BGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Entebbe International Airport (EBB):
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of EBB.
- The furthest airport from Entebbe International Airport (EBB) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,746 miles (18,903 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- History was made on 7 February 1952, when Queen Elizabeth II took her flight back to London via El Adem, Libya after being proclaimed Queen after the death of King George VI.
Facts about Big Lake Airport (BGQ):
- The furthest airport from Big Lake Airport (BGQ) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,522 miles (16,934 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Big Lake Airport (BGQ) is Wasilla Airport (WWA), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of BGQ.
- Big Lake Airport (BGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Big Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 158 feet, planes can take off or land at Big 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.