Nonstop flight route between Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Soroti, Uganda:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,222 miles (or 13,232 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 Esler Field and Soroti 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 Esler Field and Soroti Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Esler Field (ESF):

• Construction of the airport, originally called Camp Beauregard Army Field, for the United States Army Air Corps began in 1940.
• About 60 percent of the airport's operations are military and the rest are civilian.
• With the departure of the 372d, the 353d Army Air Force Base Unit took over training for replacement pilots, and unit training ended.
• Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field 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.
• The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The airport covers an area of 2,161 acres at an elevation of 112 feet above mean sea level.
• Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.
• After World War I in 1919 the Army had abandoned Camp Beauregard and turned the property over to the state of Louisiana, which returned it to the United States, however interest in the military utilization of Camp Beauregard increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
• The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
• In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".

Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):

• The second runway has a laterite surface and measures 769.5 metres long.
• Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
• After a twenty seven 27 year period of neglect and mismanagement, the East African Flying Academy, commonly known as the Soroti Flying School is to undergo a US$900,000 renovation.
• Currently there are no scheduled airline service at Soroti Airport.
• The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
• Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in Eastern Uganda.