Nonstop flight route between Entebbe, Uganda and Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Entebbe International Airport (EBB), Entebbe, Uganda and Kirakira Airport (IRA), Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,891 miles (or 14,309 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 Kirakira 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 Kirakira 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: | IRA / AGGK |
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Location: | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°26'57"S by 161°53'53"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from IRA |
More Information: | IRA Maps & Info |
Facts about Entebbe International Airport (EBB):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of EBB.
- Entebbe International Airport (EBB) has 2 runways.
- Entebbe International Airport served 781,428 international passengers in 2007.
- 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.
Facts about Kirakira Airport (IRA):
- The furthest airport from Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Kirakira Airport (meaning Kirakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- In addition to being known as "Kirakira Airport", another name for IRA is "Ngorangora Airstrip".
- The closest airport to Kirakira Airport (IRA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) N of IRA.