Nonstop flight route between Entebbe, Uganda and Dhaka, Bangladesh:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Entebbe International Airport (EBB), Entebbe, Uganda and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,211 miles (or 6,777 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Entebbe International Airport (EBB):

• The current passenger terminal building was constructed in the mid to late 1970s, together with runway 17/35.
• 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.
• Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda.
• Entebbe International Airport (EBB) has 2 runways.
• 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):

• The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• A feasibility study is underway to decide about adding a parallel, second runway at a cost of BDT 10 billion by 2014.
• Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment.
• A Mihin Lanka Airbus A320 at the tarmac.
• The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
• A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 777-300ER landing at the airport in 2013.
• Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal International 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.
• National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the ground handling provider of the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
• Due to the expansion of the city, the airport has been engulfed by the city, prompting the government to consider relocating it elsewhere.