Nonstop flight route between Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Kasese, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Guangyuan Airport (GYS), Guangyuan, Sichuan, China and Kasese Airport (KSE), Kasese, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,374 miles (or 8,648 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 Guangyuan Airport and Kasese 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 Guangyuan Airport and Kasese Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYS / ZUGU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'27"N by 105°42'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 14472 feet (4,411 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GYS | 
| More Information: | GYS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSE / HUKS | 
| Airport Name: | Kasese Airport | 
| Location: | Kasese, Uganda | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°11'24"N by 30°6'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Kasese, Uganda | 
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian | 
| Elevation: | 3146 feet (959 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KSE | 
| More Information: | KSE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Guangyuan Airport (GYS):
- The furthest airport from Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Viña del Mar Airport (KNA), which is nearly antipodal to Guangyuan Airport (meaning Guangyuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Viña del Mar Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in Viña del Mar, Chile.
- The closest airport to Guangyuan Airport (GYS) is Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) SW of GYS.
- Because of Guangyuan Airport's high elevation of 14,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Guangyuan Airport", other names for GYS include "广元机场" and "Guǎngyuán Jīchǎng".
Facts about Kasese Airport (KSE):
- In 2010, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority awarded a contract to Gauff Consultants Limited for consultancy services for the redevelopment of preliminary master plans and detailed engineering designs for Gulu Airport for a price of about UGX:359 million.
- The furthest airport from Kasese Airport (KSE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,900 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda that manages this airport is in the middle of renovating and improving the airport by lengthening the runway to 8,210 feet.
- Kasese Airport (KSE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is situated 3,146 feet above sea level and has a single unpaved runway which 1,585 metres long and 30 metres wide.
- The closest airport to Kasese Airport (KSE) is Beni Airport (BNC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of KSE.




