Nonstop flight route between Eldoret, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eldoret International Airport (EDL), Eldoret, Kenya and Kampala Airport (KLA), Kampala, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 183 miles (or 294 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 relatively short distance between Eldoret International Airport and Kampala Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Eldoret International Airport (EDL):

• Because of Eldoret International Airport's high elevation of 7,050 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EDL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EDL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Kimwarer Airport (KRV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of EDL.
• Eldoret International Airport is a large airport that serves the city of Eldoret and the surrounding communities.
• Eldoret International Airport (EDL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Eldoret Airport, is located in the city of Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu District, Rift Valley Province, in the southwestern part of Kenya, close to the International border with Uganda.
• The furthest airport from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,679 miles (18,795 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

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.
• 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.
• 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".