Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Entebbe, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Entebbe International Airport (EBB), Entebbe, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,430 miles (or 13,567 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Entebbe 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Entebbe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- By the end of 1943, more than 65 women who served in the Women's Army Corps were also stationed at Ellington.
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the aegis of the nearby Johnson Space Center.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.
- Ellington Field was also a site for the USAAC Bombardier School, also known as "the Bombardment Academy of the Air." At Ellington Field, officials planned to train 4,480 bombardier cadets per year.
- Ellington now has the rare distinction of having all five military branches of the U.S.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
Facts about Entebbe International Airport (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 (EBB) has 2 runways.
- The current passenger terminal building was constructed in the mid to late 1970s, together with runway 17/35.
- Passenger facilities include a left-luggage office, banks, ATMs, foreign exchange bureaux, restaurants and duty-free shops.
- The closest airport to Entebbe International Airport (EBB) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of EBB.